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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 779 · 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 “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knob (c) would
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) doubt (b) reign (c) rhyme
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) doubt (c) sign
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) crumb (c) listen
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) design (c) tomb
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) walk (c) design
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) reign (c) answer
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) whole
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) would (c) rhyme
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) kneel (c) sign
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) yolk
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t

Answer key

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

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