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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 421 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) reign (c) gnat
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) crumb (c) foreign
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) gnome (c) comb
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) ghost (c) walk
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) talk (c) answer
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) reign (c) folk
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) gnome (c) half
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) rhino (c) gnat
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) would (c) listen
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knob (c) honest
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) sword (c) listen
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) write (c) honest
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) listen (c) knight
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) would (c) knife
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t

Answer key

  1. w
  2. g
  3. l
  4. t
  5. plumber
  6. b
  7. b
  8. g
  9. crumb
  10. g
  11. b
  12. comb
  13. g
  14. ghost
  15. answer
  16. folk
  17. w
  18. w
  19. g
  20. half
  21. t
  22. w
  23. gnat
  24. knife
  25. k
  26. k
  27. g
  28. b
  29. k
  30. knob
  31. h
  32. k
  33. k
  34. b
  35. sword
  36. write
  37. knight
  38. would
  39. l
  40. t

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