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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 241 · 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 “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) kneel (c) knife
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) write (c) gnome
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) plumber (c) foreign
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) design (c) knob
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) write (c) sign
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) castle (c) whistle
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) wrap (c) walk
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) whole (c) lamb
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) knight (c) lamb
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) foreign (c) doubt
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) yolk (c) fasten
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) comb (c) listen
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) comb (c) foreign
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w

Answer key

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

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