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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 919 · 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 “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) crumb
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) lamb (c) listen
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) foreign (c) debt
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) salmon (c) tomb
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) plumber (c) honest
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) write (c) knot
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) write (c) reign
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) gnome (c) soften
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) gnome (c) salmon
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) knob (c) castle
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) salmon
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) lamb (c) rhyme
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) comb (c) ghost
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) could (c) knight
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knit (c) rhino
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) design (c) kneel
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) design (c) soften
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) whole (c) whistle

Answer key

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

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