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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 582 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knife (c) wrap
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) talk (c) rhino
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) would (c) tomb
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) would (c) crumb
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) salmon (c) write
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) ghost (c) doubt
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) kneel (c) write
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) could (b) soften (c) honest
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) lamb (c) honest
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) fasten (c) rhino
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) gnat (c) folk
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d

Answer key

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

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