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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 614 · 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 “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) folk (c) knight
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) ghost (c) soften
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) soften (c) plumber
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) kneel (c) wrap
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) folk (c) knot
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) tomb (c) could
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knot (c) honest
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) honest (c) gnome
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) design (c) rhyme
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) design (c) castle
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) tomb (c) would
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knight (c) whistle

Answer key

  1. h
  2. b
  3. g
  4. l
  5. folk
  6. lamb
  7. l
  8. plumber
  9. b
  10. l
  11. b
  12. t
  13. wrap
  14. g
  15. w
  16. k
  17. g
  18. l
  19. b
  20. answer
  21. t
  22. w
  23. b
  24. could
  25. l
  26. knot
  27. h
  28. gnome
  29. l
  30. design
  31. t
  32. t
  33. castle
  34. g
  35. b
  36. g
  37. k
  38. w
  39. would
  40. knight

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