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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 650 · 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 “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) answer
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) castle (c) wrist
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) tomb (c) write
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) tomb (c) walk
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) rhyme
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) wrap (c) fasten
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) whistle (c) lamb
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) answer (c) plumber
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) whole (c) rhino
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) design (c) yolk
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) debt (c) honest
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r

Answer key

  1. g
  2. g
  3. knob
  4. b
  5. h
  6. k
  7. debt
  8. k
  9. b
  10. k
  11. b
  12. talk
  13. b
  14. w
  15. w
  16. b
  17. t
  18. t
  19. g
  20. walk
  21. h
  22. w
  23. w
  24. b
  25. l
  26. answer
  27. g
  28. fasten
  29. whistle
  30. castle
  31. g
  32. foreign
  33. l
  34. l
  35. k
  36. w
  37. design
  38. g
  39. honest
  40. w

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