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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 144 · 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) gnat (b) comb (c) knob
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) fasten (c) salmon
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) foreign (c) tomb
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) knife (c) sword
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) rhino (c) castle
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) whistle (c) answer
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) gnat (c) knight
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) castle (b) knot (c) ghost
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) lamb (c) gnat
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) wrist (c) kneel
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r

Answer key

  1. gnat
  2. g
  3. fasten
  4. k
  5. k
  6. knife
  7. h
  8. sword
  9. t
  10. g
  11. t
  12. b
  13. castle
  14. b
  15. plumber
  16. g
  17. t
  18. t
  19. k
  20. b
  21. l
  22. l
  23. write
  24. l
  25. ghost
  26. t
  27. k
  28. w
  29. b
  30. k
  31. t
  32. w
  33. lamb
  34. wrist
  35. k
  36. k
  37. w
  38. b
  39. w
  40. w

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