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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 366 · 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 “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) walk (c) rhyme
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) sign (c) knight
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) foreign (c) castle
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) reign (c) knit
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knife (c) talk
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) ghost (c) soften
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) design (c) answer
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) foreign (c) whole
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) salmon
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) answer (c) honest
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) honest (c) half
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) sword (c) write
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) tomb (c) knife

Answer key

  1. t
  2. rhyme
  3. k
  4. b
  5. g
  6. k
  7. b
  8. g
  9. knight
  10. b
  11. g
  12. castle
  13. w
  14. knit
  15. k
  16. g
  17. h
  18. k
  19. t
  20. reign
  21. b
  22. w
  23. w
  24. would
  25. tomb
  26. g
  27. whole
  28. l
  29. w
  30. fasten
  31. gnat
  32. l
  33. l
  34. knob
  35. w
  36. b
  37. k
  38. folk
  39. k
  40. knife

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