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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. gnome
  2. k
  3. half
  4. soften
  5. t
  6. answer
  7. w
  8. g
  9. kneel
  10. would
  11. folk
  12. knife
  13. b
  14. g
  15. plumber
  16. h
  17. k
  18. b
  19. rhyme
  20. rhino
  21. k
  22. k
  23. w
  24. knot
  25. debt
  26. foreign
  27. h
  28. t
  29. b
  30. wrist
  31. w
  32. b
  33. h
  34. g
  35. l
  36. sign
  37. b
  38. b
  39. l
  40. b

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