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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 666 · 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 “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) folk (c) knight
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) could (c) whistle
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) knob (c) fasten
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) walk (c) foreign
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) sign (c) could
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) salmon (c) knob
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) soften (c) talk
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) plumber (c) yolk
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knot (c) gnome
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) knot (c) gnome
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) sword (c) honest
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) sign (c) knife
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t

Answer key

  1. t
  2. whole
  3. gnat
  4. fasten
  5. g
  6. comb
  7. whistle
  8. salmon
  9. h
  10. l
  11. w
  12. t
  13. b
  14. b
  15. g
  16. t
  17. h
  18. talk
  19. g
  20. plumber
  21. t
  22. h
  23. knot
  24. l
  25. w
  26. g
  27. b
  28. l
  29. gnome
  30. sword
  31. b
  32. k
  33. k
  34. knife
  35. b
  36. l
  37. l
  38. k
  39. g
  40. t

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