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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 337 · 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 “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) could (c) knit
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) foreign (c) fasten
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) knit (c) crumb
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) gnat (c) debt
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) doubt
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) knife (c) write
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) design (c) rhyme
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) talk (c) foreign
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knob (c) answer
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) ghost (c) crumb
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) knife (c) castle

Answer key

  1. t
  2. k
  3. could
  4. fasten
  5. b
  6. crumb
  7. g
  8. w
  9. l
  10. b
  11. l
  12. g
  13. g
  14. b
  15. g
  16. gnat
  17. b
  18. k
  19. k
  20. knot
  21. g
  22. h
  23. w
  24. w
  25. write
  26. l
  27. g
  28. l
  29. b
  30. k
  31. b
  32. walk
  33. talk
  34. k
  35. g
  36. knob
  37. answer
  38. t
  39. w
  40. castle

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