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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 881 · 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 “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) whole (c) soften
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) sword (c) yolk
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) listen (c) foreign
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) rhino
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) could (c) gnat
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) knot (c) soften
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) rhyme (c) lamb
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knit (c) crumb
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) sword (c) lamb
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) kneel (c) tomb
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) ghost (c) would
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m

Answer key

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

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