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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 231 · 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 “b”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) foreign
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) yolk (c) rhino
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) fasten (c) wrap
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) knob (c) knife
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) answer (c) half
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) could
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) design (c) kneel
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) comb (c) ghost
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) sign (c) gnat
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knight (c) plumber
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) fasten (c) would
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) knife (c) answer
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) honest (c) gnome
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) doubt

Answer key

  1. doubt
  2. l
  3. yolk
  4. fasten
  5. l
  6. gnome
  7. t
  8. b
  9. b
  10. t
  11. half
  12. whistle
  13. kneel
  14. t
  15. h
  16. k
  17. k
  18. comb
  19. t
  20. g
  21. t
  22. b
  23. g
  24. knot
  25. g
  26. knight
  27. b
  28. l
  29. would
  30. l
  31. w
  32. w
  33. h
  34. b
  35. answer
  36. g
  37. h
  38. honest
  39. w
  40. wrist

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