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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 599 · 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 “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) knob (c) knot
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) could (c) gnat
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) gnome (c) sword
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) crumb (c) talk
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) could (c) whistle
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) reign (c) walk
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) doubt (c) ghost
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) lamb (c) knit
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) honest
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t

Answer key

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

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