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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 426 · 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) ghost (b) tomb (c) answer
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) fasten (c) tomb
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) debt (c) would
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) salmon (c) whole
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) salmon (c) yolk
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) would (c) walk
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) listen (c) castle
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) reign (c) knob
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) soften (c) yolk
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) yolk (c) gnome
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) sword (c) rhyme
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) listen (c) knit
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) knife (c) fasten
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s

Answer key

  1. tomb
  2. g
  3. w
  4. knife
  5. would
  6. reign
  7. k
  8. g
  9. l
  10. t
  11. b
  12. debt
  13. b
  14. listen
  15. w
  16. sign
  17. g
  18. w
  19. knob
  20. soften
  21. h
  22. yolk
  23. k
  24. g
  25. could
  26. b
  27. l
  28. w
  29. l
  30. l
  31. l
  32. knit
  33. l
  34. w
  35. k
  36. h
  37. fasten
  38. t
  39. l
  40. g

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