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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 229 · 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) salmon (b) walk (c) sign
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) wrist (c) debt
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) comb (c) soften
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) write (c) rhyme
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) kneel (c) gnome
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) yolk (c) rhino
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) knot (c) gnat
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) whole (c) plumber
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n

Answer key

  1. sign
  2. b
  3. b
  4. l
  5. b
  6. debt
  7. soften
  8. k
  9. k
  10. b
  11. k
  12. w
  13. rhyme
  14. kneel
  15. t
  16. yolk
  17. t
  18. w
  19. k
  20. w
  21. gnat
  22. g
  23. g
  24. g
  25. t
  26. l
  27. g
  28. b
  29. foreign
  30. h
  31. k
  32. g
  33. w
  34. b
  35. w
  36. w
  37. g
  38. g
  39. l
  40. k

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