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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 774 · 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 “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) walk (c) gnome
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) would (c) knit
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) foreign (c) knit
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) yolk
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) doubt (c) knife
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) gnome (c) knob
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) rhino (c) walk
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) would (c) tomb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) rhyme
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) fasten (c) tomb
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) rhino (c) knight
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) knit (c) sign
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) crumb (c) fasten
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r

Answer key

  1. k
  2. b
  3. l
  4. g
  5. walk
  6. debt
  7. foreign
  8. h
  9. g
  10. k
  11. w
  12. k
  13. b
  14. g
  15. yolk
  16. w
  17. design
  18. k
  19. l
  20. g
  21. w
  22. knob
  23. rhino
  24. knot
  25. l
  26. b
  27. w
  28. wrap
  29. g
  30. tomb
  31. t
  32. l
  33. k
  34. knight
  35. sign
  36. fasten
  37. g
  38. h
  39. t
  40. w

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