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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 761 · 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) g (b) t (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) gnat (c) tomb
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) knight (c) fasten
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) talk (c) folk
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) wrap (c) honest
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) rhyme (c) debt
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) listen (c) sign
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) kneel (c) gnat
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) plumber (c) write
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) gnome (c) crumb
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) comb (c) knot

Answer key

  1. g
  2. k
  3. w
  4. k
  5. k
  6. l
  7. l
  8. g
  9. t
  10. g
  11. tomb
  12. w
  13. knight
  14. ghost
  15. g
  16. talk
  17. b
  18. h
  19. design
  20. w
  21. w
  22. listen
  23. b
  24. k
  25. b
  26. b
  27. g
  28. t
  29. gnat
  30. l
  31. h
  32. w
  33. t
  34. b
  35. h
  36. t
  37. write
  38. l
  39. gnome
  40. comb

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