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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 439 · 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 “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) gnat (c) rhino
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) gnat (c) lamb
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) crumb (c) knot
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) soften (c) gnat
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) rhino (c) talk
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) could (c) debt
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) gnome (c) knife
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) debt (c) knot
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) lamb (c) wrist
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) answer (c) talk
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) castle (c) reign
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) knob (c) half
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) yolk (c) gnome
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) wrist (c) reign
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) whistle (c) yolk

Answer key

  1. l
  2. b
  3. b
  4. gnat
  5. k
  6. knit
  7. b
  8. ghost
  9. t
  10. comb
  11. rhino
  12. b
  13. w
  14. g
  15. w
  16. l
  17. k
  18. k
  19. t
  20. w
  21. could
  22. gnome
  23. w
  24. k
  25. knot
  26. b
  27. foreign
  28. w
  29. h
  30. talk
  31. k
  32. l
  33. reign
  34. half
  35. t
  36. yolk
  37. l
  38. tomb
  39. k
  40. whistle

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