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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 750 · 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 word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) reign (c) whole
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) ghost (c) yolk
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) salmon (c) write
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knob (c) wrist
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) folk (c) gnome
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) comb (c) wrap
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) crumb (c) gnome
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) rhyme (c) sign
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) wrap (c) crumb
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) half (c) folk
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) fasten (c) would
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) comb (c) whistle
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) rhino (c) comb
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) would (c) soften
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) knit (c) honest

Answer key

  1. reign
  2. k
  3. t
  4. k
  5. g
  6. ghost
  7. l
  8. write
  9. t
  10. knob
  11. g
  12. h
  13. w
  14. b
  15. k
  16. k
  17. w
  18. w
  19. folk
  20. wrap
  21. g
  22. whole
  23. sign
  24. b
  25. b
  26. l
  27. k
  28. t
  29. crumb
  30. sword
  31. l
  32. fasten
  33. t
  34. w
  35. knot
  36. rhino
  37. w
  38. h
  39. would
  40. honest

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