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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 280 · 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 “l”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) walk
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) knot (c) wrap
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) crumb
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) wrist (c) could
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) walk (c) lamb
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) crumb (c) write
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) rhyme (c) doubt
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) castle (c) gnome
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) talk (c) plumber
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) knife (c) whistle
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) knife (c) reign
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) doubt (c) folk
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) sword (c) fasten
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) would (c) crumb
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) knot (c) would
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) knife (c) walk

Answer key

  1. walk
  2. wrap
  3. l
  4. g
  5. crumb
  6. k
  7. could
  8. h
  9. whistle
  10. b
  11. write
  12. gnat
  13. gnome
  14. b
  15. b
  16. l
  17. t
  18. l
  19. g
  20. w
  21. plumber
  22. foreign
  23. honest
  24. doubt
  25. h
  26. t
  27. t
  28. fasten
  29. g
  30. b
  31. l
  32. l
  33. castle
  34. l
  35. k
  36. w
  37. b
  38. b
  39. knot
  40. sign

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