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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 471 · 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 “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) foreign (c) could
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knot (c) debt
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) knit (c) half
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) soften (c) design
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) gnat (c) soften
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) half (c) fasten
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) knife (c) tomb
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) knot (c) folk
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) wrap (c) half
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) would (c) wrist
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) salmon
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) yolk (c) answer
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) design (c) ghost
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) would (c) debt
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) gnat (c) write

Answer key

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

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