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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 806 · 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 word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) sword (c) fasten
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) knot (c) sword
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) knit (c) ghost
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) whistle (c) sign
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) knob (c) listen
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) folk (c) talk
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) soften (c) wrap
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) kneel (c) gnome
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) reign (c) debt
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) sign (c) yolk
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b

Answer key

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

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