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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 371 · 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 “g”? (a) kneel (b) sign (c) sword
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) knight (c) gnome
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) could (c) comb
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) rhino (c) kneel
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) half (c) knife
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) talk (c) wrist
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) sword (c) castle
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) knife (c) walk
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) salmon (c) knight
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) wrist (c) foreign
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) knot (c) castle
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h

Answer key

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

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