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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 223 · 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 “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) listen (c) sign
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) would (c) half
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knob (c) rhyme
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) walk (c) crumb
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) half (c) knight
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) lamb (c) reign
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) half (c) sword
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) lamb (c) sign
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) crumb (c) soften
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) castle
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) wrist (c) reign
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) would (c) gnat

Answer key

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

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