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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 381 · 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 “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) could (c) gnat
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) gnat (c) honest
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knife (c) gnat
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) kneel (c) gnat
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) kneel (c) doubt
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) gnome (c) answer
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) kneel (c) rhino
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) rhino (c) sign
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) wrap (c) reign
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) ghost (c) honest
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) walk (c) debt
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l

Answer key

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

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