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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 935 · 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 “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) wrap (c) crumb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) rhyme (c) tomb
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) rhyme (c) could
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) half (c) whole
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) kneel (c) half
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) gnat (c) knit
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) fasten
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) doubt (c) wrap
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) rhino (c) reign
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) salmon (c) wrist

Answer key

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

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