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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 793 · 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 “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) reign (c) would
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) gnome (c) half
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) honest (c) castle
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) listen (c) folk
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) half (c) sword
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) honest (c) talk
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) would (c) soften
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) comb (c) foreign
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knight (c) design
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) crumb (c) honest
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) salmon (c) answer
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) rhino (c) rhyme
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) comb (c) rhino

Answer key

  1. g
  2. l
  3. b
  4. l
  5. w
  6. k
  7. knight
  8. l
  9. half
  10. b
  11. g
  12. l
  13. h
  14. t
  15. wrap
  16. gnome
  17. b
  18. k
  19. l
  20. k
  21. sword
  22. h
  23. t
  24. talk
  25. would
  26. foreign
  27. write
  28. g
  29. k
  30. t
  31. b
  32. w
  33. walk
  34. b
  35. salmon
  36. k
  37. t
  38. l
  39. doubt
  40. kneel

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