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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 163 · 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 “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) doubt (c) knife
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) folk (c) answer
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) foreign (c) honest
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) honest (c) ghost
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) castle (c) answer
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) castle (c) write
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knob (c) sign
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) plumber (c) design
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) sign (c) would
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knife (c) whole
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) reign (c) whistle
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) reign (c) tomb
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) reign (c) rhyme
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) listen (c) rhyme
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) half (c) knot
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n

Answer key

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

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