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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 435 · 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 “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) wrap (c) rhyme
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) gnome
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) knit (c) gnat
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) wrap (c) design
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) rhino (c) salmon
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) reign (c) fasten
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) honest (c) could
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) kneel (c) crumb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) knit (c) reign
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) ghost (c) honest
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) knot (c) foreign
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) could (c) sign
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) honest (c) wrap
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l

Answer key

  1. k
  2. t
  3. w
  4. doubt
  5. k
  6. comb
  7. b
  8. gnat
  9. wrap
  10. b
  11. t
  12. w
  13. gnome
  14. l
  15. h
  16. fasten
  17. k
  18. t
  19. k
  20. honest
  21. b
  22. k
  23. crumb
  24. reign
  25. yolk
  26. foreign
  27. g
  28. l
  29. h
  30. could
  31. h
  32. w
  33. b
  34. k
  35. w
  36. l
  37. t
  38. salmon
  39. b
  40. l

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