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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 686 · 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 “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) ghost (c) listen
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) wrap (c) sign
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) walk (c) sign
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) wrap (c) reign
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) would (c) doubt
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) write (c) fasten
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) would (c) knife
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) fasten (c) talk
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) soften (c) knob
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k

Answer key

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

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