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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 871 · 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 “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) fasten (c) design
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) would (c) ghost
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) knot (c) salmon
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) tomb (c) knit
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) answer (c) knight
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) reign (c) knife
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) rhyme (c) lamb
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) listen (c) sign
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) debt
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) listen (c) rhyme
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) salmon (c) knit
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) whole (c) doubt
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n

Answer key

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

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