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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 700 · 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) could (b) answer (c) reign
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) doubt (c) kneel
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knife (c) wrist
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) crumb (c) knob
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) talk (c) gnome
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) comb (c) soften
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) debt
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) tomb (c) sword
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) answer (c) knit
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) would
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) answer (c) yolk
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) knife
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) crumb (c) write
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t

Answer key

  1. reign
  2. g
  3. t
  4. kneel
  5. t
  6. k
  7. w
  8. g
  9. knife
  10. would
  11. talk
  12. l
  13. soften
  14. debt
  15. t
  16. k
  17. h
  18. l
  19. w
  20. l
  21. w
  22. g
  23. h
  24. b
  25. sword
  26. l
  27. b
  28. answer
  29. g
  30. doubt
  31. l
  32. k
  33. w
  34. k
  35. k
  36. yolk
  37. t
  38. gnat
  39. crumb
  40. b

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