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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 71 · 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 “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) soften (c) knob
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knife (c) design
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) could (c) ghost
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) knight (c) knob
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) listen (c) gnome
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) plumber (c) knife
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) talk (c) design
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) castle (c) sword
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) fasten (c) walk
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) knot (c) talk
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l

Answer key

  1. g
  2. knob
  3. b
  4. t
  5. b
  6. knife
  7. g
  8. ghost
  9. k
  10. h
  11. t
  12. k
  13. t
  14. l
  15. b
  16. half
  17. gnome
  18. l
  19. plumber
  20. h
  21. k
  22. b
  23. l
  24. l
  25. g
  26. design
  27. t
  28. castle
  29. b
  30. h
  31. k
  32. h
  33. b
  34. k
  35. b
  36. b
  37. fasten
  38. talk
  39. b
  40. l

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