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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 257 · 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) n (b) t (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) walk (c) answer
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) tomb (c) talk
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) half (c) gnome
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) design (c) gnome
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) rhino (c) wrap
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) gnat (c) half
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) comb (c) wrist
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) crumb (c) whole
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) rhyme (c) debt
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) salmon (c) wrap
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) whole (c) knob
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) wrist (c) doubt

Answer key

  1. k
  2. b
  3. k
  4. walk
  5. k
  6. w
  7. g
  8. g
  9. l
  10. g
  11. t
  12. g
  13. l
  14. talk
  15. w
  16. b
  17. t
  18. g
  19. l
  20. gnome
  21. h
  22. b
  23. b
  24. b
  25. w
  26. b
  27. b
  28. l
  29. listen
  30. t
  31. rhino
  32. gnat
  33. wrist
  34. h
  35. t
  36. whole
  37. rhyme
  38. salmon
  39. fasten
  40. doubt

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