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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 559 · 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 “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) knit (c) ghost
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) rhyme (c) fasten
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) debt (c) rhino
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) plumber (c) folk
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) crumb (c) castle
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) reign (c) fasten
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) soften (c) honest
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) rhino (c) knob
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) folk (c) rhyme
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) lamb (c) would
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) walk (c) gnome
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) half (c) whole
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) doubt (c) half
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t

Answer key

  1. h
  2. k
  3. h
  4. b
  5. t
  6. yolk
  7. rhyme
  8. k
  9. b
  10. g
  11. b
  12. debt
  13. listen
  14. castle
  15. b
  16. fasten
  17. h
  18. wrist
  19. l
  20. g
  21. t
  22. t
  23. g
  24. h
  25. knob
  26. folk
  27. l
  28. t
  29. lamb
  30. l
  31. gnome
  32. w
  33. b
  34. g
  35. whole
  36. l
  37. g
  38. k
  39. half
  40. k

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