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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 384 · 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 “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) soften (c) sword
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) comb (c) kneel
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) walk (c) tomb
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) whistle (c) crumb
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) design
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) ghost (c) foreign
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) castle (c) folk
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s

Answer key

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

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