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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 555 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Written but not said): kn- at the start: the k is silent — knife, knee, know. wr- at the start: the w is silent — write, wrong. After m, b is silent — lamb, comb, climb. l is silent in talk, walk, half, could; t in listen, castle, whistle; g in sign, design; h in honest, hour.

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  1. 1.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) could (c) honest
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) debt
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) soften (c) gnome
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) tomb (c) walk
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knit (c) debt
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) comb (c) write
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) ghost (c) fasten
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) walk (c) debt
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) answer
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) yolk (c) listen
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) rhino (c) knob
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f

Answer key

  1. w
  2. g
  3. l
  4. l
  5. t
  6. t
  7. honest
  8. l
  9. debt
  10. l
  11. h
  12. g
  13. h
  14. soften
  15. tomb
  16. b
  17. knit
  18. g
  19. write
  20. t
  21. l
  22. ghost
  23. l
  24. b
  25. b
  26. foreign
  27. wrist
  28. l
  29. crumb
  30. listen
  31. l
  32. g
  33. w
  34. h
  35. k
  36. b
  37. t
  38. k
  39. rhino
  40. t

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