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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 608 · 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) sword (b) salmon (c) foreign
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) listen (c) sword
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knit (c) gnome
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) design (c) could
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) sign (c) knob
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) tomb (c) yolk
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) whistle (c) castle
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) kneel (c) crumb
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) sign (c) wrap
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) write (c) rhino
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) sign (c) castle
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) sword (c) tomb
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) knit (c) rhyme
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) folk (c) gnat
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l

Answer key

  1. foreign
  2. h
  3. g
  4. b
  5. sword
  6. h
  7. l
  8. knit
  9. could
  10. b
  11. t
  12. k
  13. sign
  14. l
  15. g
  16. w
  17. yolk
  18. l
  19. reign
  20. w
  21. crumb
  22. w
  23. t
  24. g
  25. wrap
  26. g
  27. rhino
  28. b
  29. castle
  30. w
  31. l
  32. l
  33. tomb
  34. t
  35. g
  36. l
  37. rhyme
  38. folk
  39. g
  40. t

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