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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 507 · 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 “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) knit (c) sign
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) comb (c) whole
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) write
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) walk (c) plumber
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) half (c) knit
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) kneel (c) write
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) reign (c) talk
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h

Answer key

  1. g
  2. sign
  3. g
  4. k
  5. w
  6. comb
  7. g
  8. l
  9. b
  10. l
  11. write
  12. k
  13. k
  14. plumber
  15. b
  16. h
  17. w
  18. w
  19. b
  20. b
  21. k
  22. t
  23. half
  24. g
  25. gnat
  26. k
  27. l
  28. w
  29. w
  30. k
  31. t
  32. l
  33. w
  34. b
  35. honest
  36. b
  37. b
  38. w
  39. k
  40. l

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