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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 715 · 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 “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) knight (c) could
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) wrist (c) knight
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) yolk (c) fasten
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) gnome (c) fasten
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) whole (c) kneel
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) half (c) foreign
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) salmon (c) comb
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) lamb (c) answer
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) listen (c) debt
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) reign (c) talk
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) kneel (c) rhyme
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knife (c) salmon
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) reign (c) doubt
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) answer (c) folk
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g

Answer key

  1. g
  2. could
  3. b
  4. b
  5. b
  6. w
  7. folk
  8. w
  9. g
  10. t
  11. k
  12. g
  13. plumber
  14. g
  15. gnome
  16. kneel
  17. t
  18. t
  19. k
  20. wrist
  21. k
  22. h
  23. l
  24. k
  25. t
  26. comb
  27. lamb
  28. g
  29. h
  30. foreign
  31. t
  32. b
  33. g
  34. reign
  35. castle
  36. w
  37. knife
  38. doubt
  39. answer
  40. g

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