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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 584 · 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 word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) design (c) plumber
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knob (c) knight
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) answer (c) lamb
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) design (c) plumber
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) ghost (c) wrap
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) half (c) fasten
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) kneel
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) could (c) reign
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) knife (c) folk
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) answer (c) knot
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) soften (c) knot
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) answer (c) gnome
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) wrap (c) walk
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) rhino (c) foreign
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s

Answer key

  1. design
  2. t
  3. b
  4. g
  5. write
  6. w
  7. listen
  8. t
  9. g
  10. k
  11. plumber
  12. b
  13. ghost
  14. l
  15. fasten
  16. doubt
  17. could
  18. l
  19. t
  20. whole
  21. h
  22. w
  23. k
  24. h
  25. would
  26. knot
  27. gnome
  28. k
  29. k
  30. g
  31. w
  32. l
  33. castle
  34. h
  35. w
  36. k
  37. w
  38. g
  39. rhino
  40. g

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