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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 792 · 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 “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) gnome (c) comb
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) sign (c) answer
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) knight (c) rhyme
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) wrap (c) rhyme
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) rhyme (c) gnome
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) sword (c) sign
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) castle (c) walk
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) listen (c) rhyme
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) would (c) reign
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) could (c) yolk
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s

Answer key

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

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