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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 209 · 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 “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) whistle (c) comb
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) write (c) knit
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) gnat
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) castle
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) honest (c) half
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) comb (b) honest (c) write
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) could (c) knob
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) kneel (c) debt
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) knife (c) foreign
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) would (c) lamb
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) fasten
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) plumber (c) wrist
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) sword (c) crumb
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) wrap
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) knit (c) half
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t

Answer key

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

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