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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 658 · 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 letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) kneel (c) answer
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) yolk (c) comb
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) reign (c) lamb
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) answer
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) knight (c) comb
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) foreign (c) would
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) ghost (c) folk
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) answer (c) gnome
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) fasten (c) answer
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) listen (c) comb
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n

Answer key

  1. k
  2. t
  3. t
  4. kneel
  5. b
  6. yolk
  7. l
  8. l
  9. b
  10. lamb
  11. l
  12. k
  13. fasten
  14. comb
  15. b
  16. w
  17. foreign
  18. h
  19. l
  20. w
  21. g
  22. b
  23. t
  24. k
  25. t
  26. b
  27. ghost
  28. w
  29. gnome
  30. g
  31. l
  32. t
  33. k
  34. answer
  35. t
  36. g
  37. rhyme
  38. g
  39. k
  40. g

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