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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 440 · 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 “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) kneel (c) folk
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) wrist (c) kneel
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) honest (c) castle
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) doubt (c) write
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) whole (c) design
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) design
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) whole (c) doubt
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) kneel (c) knob
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) gnat (c) talk
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) lamb (c) soften
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) walk (c) knit
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) would (c) honest
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) salmon (c) debt
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) walk (c) knob
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) salmon (c) wrap
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) rhyme (c) would
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d

Answer key

  1. g
  2. lamb
  3. doubt
  4. t
  5. g
  6. honest
  7. write
  8. design
  9. t
  10. crumb
  11. k
  12. knife
  13. k
  14. sword
  15. l
  16. answer
  17. g
  18. b
  19. soften
  20. l
  21. k
  22. w
  23. g
  24. h
  25. h
  26. l
  27. tomb
  28. b
  29. would
  30. w
  31. debt
  32. t
  33. k
  34. l
  35. walk
  36. t
  37. salmon
  38. t
  39. rhyme
  40. l

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