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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 390 · 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 “b”? (a) knife (b) doubt (c) soften
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) sword (c) fasten
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) gnome (c) knife
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) knife (c) whistle
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) reign (c) answer
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) design (c) salmon
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knob (c) whole
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) design (c) soften
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) sign (c) doubt
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) sword (c) would
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) design (c) whole
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) tomb (c) gnat
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) gnome (c) kneel
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) gnome (c) tomb
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) rhino (c) half
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) walk (c) knife
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l

Answer key

  1. doubt
  2. g
  3. w
  4. l
  5. sword
  6. fasten
  7. k
  8. k
  9. b
  10. design
  11. b
  12. g
  13. g
  14. reign
  15. plumber
  16. h
  17. knob
  18. soften
  19. h
  20. k
  21. sign
  22. honest
  23. t
  24. t
  25. g
  26. l
  27. knight
  28. l
  29. w
  30. b
  31. gnat
  32. b
  33. wrap
  34. tomb
  35. h
  36. half
  37. l
  38. walk
  39. h
  40. w

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