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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 732 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) yolk (c) whole
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) honest (c) comb
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) sign (c) rhino
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) knife (c) knit
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) foreign (c) walk
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) rhino (c) soften
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) foreign (c) crumb
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) sword (c) gnome
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) debt (c) half
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) ghost (c) would
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w

Answer key

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

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