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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 987 · 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 “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) folk (c) reign
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) folk (c) yolk
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) fasten (c) answer
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) foreign (c) wrist
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) yolk (c) wrap
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) tomb (c) reign
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knob (c) write
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) honest (c) doubt
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) listen (c) rhyme
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) write (c) knot
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) doubt (c) knob
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) knight (c) crumb
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) castle (c) debt
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t

Answer key

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

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