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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 635 · 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 “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) yolk (c) crumb
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) gnome (c) could
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) rhino (c) kneel
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) soften (c) lamb
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) foreign (c) would
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) soften (c) knife
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) kneel (c) sign
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) design (c) talk
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) comb (c) knife
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) foreign (c) fasten
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) design (c) doubt
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knot (c) rhyme
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) castle (c) write
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) foreign (c) wrist
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t

Answer key

  1. g
  2. t
  3. t
  4. yolk
  5. b
  6. could
  7. kneel
  8. g
  9. g
  10. h
  11. w
  12. l
  13. k
  14. lamb
  15. k
  16. knight
  17. soften
  18. h
  19. h
  20. castle
  21. talk
  22. g
  23. h
  24. g
  25. g
  26. t
  27. knife
  28. write
  29. design
  30. knot
  31. h
  32. b
  33. k
  34. h
  35. tomb
  36. h
  37. g
  38. walk
  39. k
  40. t

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