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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 572 · 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 “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) rhyme (c) fasten
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) lamb (c) folk
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) rhyme (c) walk
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) plumber (c) soften
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) castle (c) knob
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) listen (c) debt
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) tomb (c) foreign
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) whole (c) doubt
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) rhino (c) reign
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) whole (c) tomb
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) debt (c) doubt
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) could (c) knit
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) kneel (c) honest
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) crumb (c) write
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) knob (c) answer

Answer key

  1. t
  2. g
  3. l
  4. fasten
  5. reign
  6. walk
  7. knife
  8. w
  9. b
  10. k
  11. b
  12. w
  13. w
  14. g
  15. k
  16. knob
  17. w
  18. debt
  19. talk
  20. doubt
  21. k
  22. b
  23. wrap
  24. t
  25. g
  26. whole
  27. half
  28. l
  29. g
  30. l
  31. l
  32. knit
  33. w
  34. k
  35. b
  36. k
  37. l
  38. plumber
  39. crumb
  40. answer

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