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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 332 · 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 “b”? (a) answer (b) comb (c) could
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) tomb
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) half (c) knife
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) kneel (c) talk
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) folk (c) crumb
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) honest (c) knot
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knit (c) whistle
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) talk (c) folk
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) reign (c) salmon
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) debt (c) gnome
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) sign (c) knot

Answer key

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

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