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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 678 · 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) knit (b) debt (c) half
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) sign (c) knife
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) whole (c) debt
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) wrist (c) folk
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) crumb (c) foreign
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) wrap (c) crumb
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) foreign (c) answer
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) knit (c) fasten
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r

Answer key

  1. half
  2. g
  3. w
  4. sign
  5. debt
  6. l
  7. l
  8. w
  9. g
  10. t
  11. t
  12. g
  13. b
  14. w
  15. folk
  16. crumb
  17. b
  18. k
  19. g
  20. wrap
  21. castle
  22. l
  23. b
  24. knit
  25. b
  26. k
  27. k
  28. h
  29. l
  30. t
  31. l
  32. h
  33. b
  34. g
  35. l
  36. k
  37. w
  38. g
  39. l
  40. b

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