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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 648 · 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 “t”? (a) whistle (b) gnome (c) yolk
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) doubt (c) design
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) castle (c) rhino
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) rhino (c) reign
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) folk (c) whole
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) yolk (c) answer
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) knot (c) sign
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) knife (c) knit
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) debt (c) knit
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) wrist (c) knob
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) castle (c) crumb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knit (c) tomb
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) lamb (c) gnat
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) talk (c) fasten
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n

Answer key

  1. whistle
  2. h
  3. design
  4. knight
  5. l
  6. l
  7. reign
  8. b
  9. debt
  10. g
  11. t
  12. ghost
  13. k
  14. g
  15. sign
  16. g
  17. w
  18. t
  19. h
  20. walk
  21. k
  22. knit
  23. knob
  24. castle
  25. w
  26. would
  27. gnat
  28. g
  29. l
  30. t
  31. talk
  32. w
  33. l
  34. b
  35. t
  36. b
  37. k
  38. h
  39. l
  40. k

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