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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 301 · 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 “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) half
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) fasten (c) salmon
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) salmon (c) knit
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) knife
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) foreign (c) wrist
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) knife (c) listen
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) debt (c) kneel
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) answer (c) talk
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) rhyme (c) whole
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) lamb (c) castle
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) castle (c) would
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) crumb (c) would
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) sword (c) yolk
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knit (c) ghost
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) plumber (c) wrap
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) knob (c) wrap
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n

Answer key

  1. g
  2. k
  3. b
  4. b
  5. half
  6. t
  7. knob
  8. gnat
  9. could
  10. w
  11. h
  12. b
  13. foreign
  14. w
  15. b
  16. listen
  17. t
  18. b
  19. t
  20. t
  21. g
  22. k
  23. kneel
  24. k
  25. answer
  26. whole
  27. castle
  28. crumb
  29. k
  30. t
  31. would
  32. sword
  33. knit
  34. h
  35. g
  36. b
  37. knight
  38. l
  39. wrap
  40. k

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