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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 976 · 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) r (c) g
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knight (c) honest
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) doubt (c) talk
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) gnat (c) half
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) debt (c) rhino
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) salmon (c) foreign
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) talk (c) honest
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) design (c) rhyme
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) listen (c) salmon
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) walk (c) crumb
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) answer (c) listen
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) debt (c) answer
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d

Answer key

  1. g
  2. t
  3. l
  4. g
  5. w
  6. knight
  7. w
  8. l
  9. l
  10. b
  11. k
  12. k
  13. b
  14. b
  15. t
  16. talk
  17. g
  18. half
  19. wrap
  20. h
  21. foreign
  22. honest
  23. walk
  24. t
  25. l
  26. w
  27. l
  28. b
  29. b
  30. b
  31. w
  32. h
  33. k
  34. gnat
  35. soften
  36. w
  37. listen
  38. l
  39. debt
  40. l

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