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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 670 · 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 “g”? (a) listen (b) foreign (c) comb
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) whistle (c) lamb
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) gnome (c) castle
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) half (c) doubt
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knit (c) castle
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) comb
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) yolk (c) listen
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) debt (c) gnat
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) rhino (c) knight
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) knife (c) yolk
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) debt (c) reign
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) wrist (c) kneel
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) crumb (c) rhino
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) walk (c) tomb
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) soften (c) design
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) doubt (c) knot
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) knot
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) wrap (c) tomb
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) lamb (c) honest
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) crumb (c) gnome
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m

Answer key

  1. foreign
  2. k
  3. g
  4. l
  5. whistle
  6. castle
  7. k
  8. half
  9. k
  10. g
  11. w
  12. knit
  13. rhino
  14. h
  15. comb
  16. gnat
  17. knight
  18. b
  19. yolk
  20. w
  21. t
  22. debt
  23. l
  24. k
  25. kneel
  26. t
  27. h
  28. w
  29. crumb
  30. design
  31. soften
  32. doubt
  33. answer
  34. b
  35. g
  36. wrap
  37. g
  38. honest
  39. gnome
  40. b

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