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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 268 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) crumb (c) knob
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) answer (c) walk
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) walk (c) rhyme
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) walk (c) tomb
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) rhyme (c) talk
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) castle (c) listen
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) foreign (c) plumber
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) foreign (c) knit
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) talk (c) foreign
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) gnat (c) answer
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) wrist
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) wrist (c) knot
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n

Answer key

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

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