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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 489 · 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 word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) design (c) whistle
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) reign
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) ghost (c) listen
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) yolk (c) answer
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) listen (c) knob
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) knife (c) doubt
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) debt (c) honest
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) comb
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) knight (c) tomb
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) soften (c) reign
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) would (c) knight
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) would (c) kneel
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) castle (c) could
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) tomb (c) reign
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) castle (c) kneel
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) could (c) ghost
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) salmon (c) doubt
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r

Answer key

  1. whistle
  2. sword
  3. l
  4. ghost
  5. b
  6. yolk
  7. b
  8. t
  9. h
  10. k
  11. knob
  12. doubt
  13. w
  14. honest
  15. k
  16. answer
  17. tomb
  18. soften
  19. t
  20. t
  21. w
  22. g
  23. l
  24. b
  25. would
  26. l
  27. design
  28. castle
  29. k
  30. reign
  31. l
  32. kneel
  33. t
  34. could
  35. l
  36. salmon
  37. g
  38. g
  39. b
  40. w

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