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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 68 · 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 “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) comb (c) castle
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) walk (c) kneel
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) could (c) knot
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knob (c) comb
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) tomb
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) knight (c) lamb
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) folk (c) sign
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) wrap (c) design
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) answer (c) doubt
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) honest (c) lamb

Answer key

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

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