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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 328 · 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 “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) gnome (c) knob
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) comb (c) sign
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) half (c) knit
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) reign (c) debt
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) tomb (c) design
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) crumb (c) knot
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) foreign (c) rhyme
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) kneel (c) doubt
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) wrist (c) soften
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) knight (c) plumber
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) wrist (c) would
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) whole
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d

Answer key

  1. l
  2. gnome
  3. salmon
  4. half
  5. l
  6. g
  7. b
  8. g
  9. b
  10. t
  11. l
  12. w
  13. g
  14. g
  15. h
  16. t
  17. w
  18. l
  19. k
  20. debt
  21. b
  22. h
  23. design
  24. crumb
  25. b
  26. soften
  27. doubt
  28. b
  29. wrist
  30. k
  31. g
  32. plumber
  33. knife
  34. w
  35. l
  36. t
  37. whole
  38. k
  39. t
  40. b

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