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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 319 · 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 “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) kneel (c) could
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) walk (c) foreign
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knight (c) soften
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) salmon (c) wrist
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) soften (c) knit
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) sword (c) walk
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) wrap (c) reign
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) whistle
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) honest (c) ghost
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) sign (c) tomb
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) castle (c) answer
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) would
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) debt (c) gnat
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) wrap (c) yolk

Answer key

  1. g
  2. l
  3. k
  4. t
  5. kneel
  6. comb
  7. l
  8. h
  9. t
  10. knight
  11. l
  12. salmon
  13. h
  14. b
  15. g
  16. w
  17. knit
  18. b
  19. b
  20. t
  21. walk
  22. k
  23. k
  24. reign
  25. b
  26. w
  27. knot
  28. w
  29. b
  30. talk
  31. l
  32. g
  33. b
  34. t
  35. sign
  36. answer
  37. w
  38. rhino
  39. debt
  40. yolk

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