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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 422 · 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 “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) crumb (c) reign
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) half
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) folk (c) fasten
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) rhyme (c) knit
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) rhyme (c) whole
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) salmon (c) answer
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) knob (c) could
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) tomb (c) yolk
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) knot (c) ghost
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) write (c) debt
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) design (c) debt
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) answer (c) kneel
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) gnat (c) wrist
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) kneel (c) doubt
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) salmon (c) design
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) reign (c) walk

Answer key

  1. b
  2. g
  3. rhino
  4. g
  5. g
  6. half
  7. t
  8. g
  9. folk
  10. knit
  11. g
  12. sign
  13. t
  14. w
  15. salmon
  16. could
  17. b
  18. k
  19. l
  20. b
  21. k
  22. tomb
  23. w
  24. knot
  25. k
  26. k
  27. write
  28. l
  29. k
  30. t
  31. answer
  32. kneel
  33. g
  34. g
  35. knife
  36. w
  37. doubt
  38. design
  39. l
  40. walk

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