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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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