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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 566 · 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 “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) half (c) talk
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) rhino (c) tomb
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) design (c) answer
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knight (c) listen
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) wrap (c) knight
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) comb (c) knot
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) reign (c) honest
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) sword (c) gnome
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) gnat (c) crumb
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) rhino (c) crumb
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) folk (c) kneel
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) castle (c) kneel
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) soften (c) wrist
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) foreign (c) crumb
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) fasten (c) salmon
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) sword (c) walk
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) honest (c) yolk
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) knob (c) reign
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h

Answer key

  1. w
  2. k
  3. g
  4. gnome
  5. rhino
  6. h
  7. b
  8. w
  9. salmon
  10. knight
  11. wrap
  12. ghost
  13. b
  14. reign
  15. sword
  16. w
  17. k
  18. t
  19. crumb
  20. b
  21. l
  22. b
  23. design
  24. w
  25. whistle
  26. g
  27. b
  28. kneel
  29. wrist
  30. g
  31. foreign
  32. l
  33. g
  34. fasten
  35. walk
  36. yolk
  37. b
  38. w
  39. soften
  40. h

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