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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 830 · 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 “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) would (c) ghost
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) plumber (c) would
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) whole (c) foreign
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) kneel (c) honest
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) fasten (c) lamb
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) rhino (c) sword
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) rhino (c) could
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) crumb (c) whistle
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) sign
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) doubt (c) salmon
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) castle (c) crumb
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) rhyme (c) fasten
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) ghost (c) knot
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m

Answer key

  1. b
  2. g
  3. l
  4. w
  5. would
  6. h
  7. g
  8. plumber
  9. k
  10. debt
  11. b
  12. g
  13. h
  14. honest
  15. k
  16. g
  17. g
  18. w
  19. l
  20. foreign
  21. rhino
  22. b
  23. k
  24. b
  25. knit
  26. g
  27. t
  28. whistle
  29. sign
  30. w
  31. salmon
  32. castle
  33. k
  34. b
  35. fasten
  36. l
  37. b
  38. g
  39. knot
  40. b

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