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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 639 · 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 word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) tomb (c) sign
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) doubt (c) whole
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) gnome (c) fasten
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) castle (c) answer
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) doubt (c) gnome
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) debt (c) fasten
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) soften (c) reign
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) castle (c) lamb
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) comb (c) tomb
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) doubt (c) wrist
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) castle (c) could
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) would (c) knife
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k

Answer key

  1. half
  2. k
  3. l
  4. b
  5. k
  6. whole
  7. w
  8. g
  9. t
  10. b
  11. fasten
  12. castle
  13. t
  14. gnome
  15. t
  16. debt
  17. l
  18. h
  19. reign
  20. t
  21. h
  22. b
  23. l
  24. g
  25. lamb
  26. could
  27. g
  28. wrist
  29. g
  30. g
  31. k
  32. h
  33. gnat
  34. l
  35. l
  36. t
  37. g
  38. b
  39. knife
  40. k

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