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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 596 · 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 “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) whistle (c) lamb
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) answer (c) knife
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) tomb (c) knot
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) gnat (c) knife
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) knob (c) knot
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) crumb (c) soften
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) foreign (c) write
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) fasten (c) crumb
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) salmon (c) rhino
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) reign (c) gnome
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) knob (c) honest
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) would (c) comb
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) sword (c) gnome
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) would (c) gnome
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) fasten (c) knob

Answer key

  1. t
  2. k
  3. lamb
  4. g
  5. k
  6. w
  7. k
  8. h
  9. l
  10. t
  11. answer
  12. k
  13. b
  14. knot
  15. g
  16. k
  17. b
  18. b
  19. knife
  20. half
  21. would
  22. h
  23. t
  24. l
  25. write
  26. crumb
  27. g
  28. h
  29. g
  30. l
  31. salmon
  32. ghost
  33. honest
  34. comb
  35. gnome
  36. k
  37. b
  38. w
  39. listen
  40. knob

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