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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 981 · 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 “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) knife (c) could
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) rhyme (c) reign
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) whistle (c) design
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) knight (c) soften
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) gnome (c) fasten
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) walk (c) knot
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) plumber (c) knot
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) kneel (c) salmon
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g

Answer key

  1. t
  2. g
  3. w
  4. t
  5. w
  6. could
  7. reign
  8. g
  9. whistle
  10. h
  11. t
  12. g
  13. wrist
  14. k
  15. k
  16. w
  17. t
  18. k
  19. l
  20. b
  21. h
  22. b
  23. fasten
  24. k
  25. t
  26. g
  27. walk
  28. b
  29. k
  30. g
  31. k
  32. knot
  33. w
  34. w
  35. b
  36. h
  37. l
  38. kneel
  39. w
  40. h

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