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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 755 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) kneel (c) gnat
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) could (c) sign
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) doubt (c) crumb
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) castle (c) whole
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) knob (c) could
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) comb (c) honest
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) knit (c) walk
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) comb (c) knife
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) design (c) rhino
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) rhino (c) foreign
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) design (c) debt
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c

Answer key

  1. l
  2. t
  3. g
  4. gnat
  5. w
  6. l
  7. b
  8. k
  9. knob
  10. reign
  11. whole
  12. could
  13. comb
  14. walk
  15. k
  16. l
  17. l
  18. b
  19. w
  20. w
  21. w
  22. h
  23. l
  24. l
  25. k
  26. write
  27. t
  28. g
  29. fasten
  30. g
  31. b
  32. h
  33. b
  34. t
  35. b
  36. foreign
  37. debt
  38. k
  39. k
  40. t

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