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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 712 · 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 “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) knife (c) reign
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) soften (c) knife
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) gnome (c) knob
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) comb (c) listen
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) write (c) soften
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) folk (c) lamb
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) rhino (c) gnat
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) folk (c) crumb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) fasten (c) salmon
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) sign (c) knife
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) knight (c) wrist
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) foreign (c) lamb
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) knob (c) whistle
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) doubt (c) sign
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) soften (c) debt

Answer key

  1. t
  2. comb
  3. k
  4. soften
  5. k
  6. gnome
  7. h
  8. g
  9. t
  10. l
  11. l
  12. listen
  13. l
  14. honest
  15. b
  16. h
  17. k
  18. t
  19. b
  20. wrap
  21. h
  22. b
  23. gnat
  24. crumb
  25. k
  26. salmon
  27. sign
  28. t
  29. t
  30. w
  31. b
  32. w
  33. t
  34. wrist
  35. lamb
  36. whistle
  37. would
  38. k
  39. b
  40. rhyme

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