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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 76 · 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 “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) knight (c) write
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) reign (c) comb
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) folk (c) knit
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) reign (c) castle
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) answer (c) soften
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) kneel (c) gnome
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) listen (c) gnome
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) soften (c) folk
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) crumb (c) rhyme
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) design (c) gnat
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) wrap (c) whistle

Answer key

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

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