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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. g
  2. w
  3. b
  4. g
  5. folk
  6. b
  7. yolk
  8. castle
  9. k
  10. g
  11. tomb
  12. walk
  13. k
  14. k
  15. k
  16. listen
  17. l
  18. sword
  19. fasten
  20. t
  21. g
  22. b
  23. w
  24. lamb
  25. l
  26. t
  27. g
  28. b
  29. sign
  30. b
  31. h
  32. w
  33. doubt
  34. whole
  35. w
  36. k
  37. kneel
  38. write
  39. t
  40. would

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