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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 119 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) lamb (c) knight
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) knight (c) tomb
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) fasten (c) design
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) sign (c) knit
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) crumb (c) foreign
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) wrist (c) honest
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) reign (c) knight
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) yolk (c) gnome
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) reign (c) rhino
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) wrist (c) gnat
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) knit (c) debt
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) whole (c) plumber
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) gnat (c) debt
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) design (c) walk
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b

Answer key

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

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