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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. gnome
  2. comb
  3. g
  4. l
  5. w
  6. k
  7. foreign
  8. b
  9. w
  10. t
  11. l
  12. b
  13. k
  14. knit
  15. salmon
  16. could
  17. listen
  18. k
  19. l
  20. h
  21. b
  22. honest
  23. b
  24. t
  25. kneel
  26. k
  27. l
  28. sword
  29. g
  30. g
  31. doubt
  32. l
  33. w
  34. l
  35. half
  36. b
  37. l
  38. h
  39. k
  40. yolk

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