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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 316 · 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 “g”? (a) whole (b) reign (c) knit
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) crumb (c) walk
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) plumber (c) sword
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knot (c) crumb
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) whistle (c) knife
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) listen (c) honest
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) kneel (c) sign
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) ghost (c) tomb
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) salmon (c) write
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) plumber (c) salmon

Answer key

  1. reign
  2. t
  3. w
  4. b
  5. t
  6. w
  7. t
  8. crumb
  9. b
  10. sword
  11. w
  12. h
  13. l
  14. w
  15. g
  16. k
  17. knot
  18. k
  19. h
  20. knife
  21. honest
  22. g
  23. t
  24. l
  25. g
  26. b
  27. b
  28. sign
  29. ghost
  30. t
  31. b
  32. k
  33. salmon
  34. b
  35. k
  36. w
  37. l
  38. h
  39. k
  40. plumber

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