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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 432 · 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 “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) kneel (c) gnat
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) doubt (c) castle
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) design (c) listen
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) doubt (c) folk
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) honest (c) answer
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) knife (c) could
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) rhyme (c) honest
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) talk (c) salmon
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) ghost (c) gnat
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h

Answer key

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

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