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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 579 · 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 “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) debt (c) talk
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) foreign (c) wrap
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) design
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) foreign (c) whistle
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) castle (c) foreign
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) reign (c) sword
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) doubt (c) ghost
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) yolk (c) comb
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) gnome (c) fasten
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) soften (c) answer
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) gnome (c) knife
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) yolk (c) lamb

Answer key

  1. b
  2. wrist
  3. w
  4. l
  5. h
  6. knob
  7. wrap
  8. foreign
  9. t
  10. g
  11. t
  12. k
  13. t
  14. t
  15. b
  16. g
  17. ghost
  18. reign
  19. g
  20. k
  21. doubt
  22. l
  23. t
  24. w
  25. k
  26. comb
  27. g
  28. l
  29. w
  30. g
  31. l
  32. fasten
  33. knight
  34. b
  35. k
  36. k
  37. l
  38. knife
  39. w
  40. lamb

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