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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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