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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 653 · 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 “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) ghost (c) wrist
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) knife (c) doubt
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) knot (c) rhino
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) honest (c) listen
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) rhyme (c) crumb
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) talk (c) kneel
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knight (c) half
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) wrap (c) sign
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) plumber (c) knight
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) gnat (c) yolk
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) ghost (c) salmon
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) write (c) knob
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) half (c) sign
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) design (c) sword
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) knife (c) fasten
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l

Answer key

  1. g
  2. h
  3. wrist
  4. l
  5. doubt
  6. rhino
  7. debt
  8. t
  9. b
  10. l
  11. rhyme
  12. foreign
  13. g
  14. k
  15. w
  16. t
  17. wrap
  18. sign
  19. knight
  20. g
  21. w
  22. gnat
  23. h
  24. w
  25. w
  26. ghost
  27. write
  28. g
  29. half
  30. l
  31. k
  32. walk
  33. yolk
  34. t
  35. l
  36. g
  37. t
  38. l
  39. l
  40. l

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