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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 597 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) knob (c) listen
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) rhyme (c) would
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) salmon (c) soften
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) design (c) fasten
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) castle (c) foreign
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) answer (c) tomb
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) lamb (c) whole
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) kneel (c) answer
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n

Answer key

  1. h
  2. l
  3. knob
  4. h
  5. k
  6. k
  7. h
  8. l
  9. l
  10. k
  11. rhyme
  12. t
  13. b
  14. g
  15. salmon
  16. w
  17. g
  18. t
  19. g
  20. k
  21. w
  22. k
  23. h
  24. doubt
  25. foreign
  26. t
  27. tomb
  28. g
  29. b
  30. g
  31. l
  32. whole
  33. kneel
  34. b
  35. t
  36. h
  37. t
  38. b
  39. h
  40. g

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