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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 816 · 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 “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) whistle (c) gnome
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) walk (c) answer
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) fasten (c) lamb
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) fasten (c) knight
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) honest (c) knot
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) knife (c) soften
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) soften (c) half
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) knight (c) whole
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) sign (c) plumber
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knight (c) rhino
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) answer (c) knob
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) castle
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) walk (c) sword
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) comb (c) castle
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) answer (c) tomb
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k

Answer key

  1. b
  2. gnome
  3. w
  4. soften
  5. k
  6. lamb
  7. b
  8. walk
  9. honest
  10. t
  11. knife
  12. half
  13. whole
  14. plumber
  15. l
  16. b
  17. knight
  18. folk
  19. sign
  20. g
  21. w
  22. l
  23. g
  24. g
  25. g
  26. g
  27. w
  28. k
  29. l
  30. reign
  31. knot
  32. tomb
  33. k
  34. h
  35. l
  36. b
  37. t
  38. h
  39. g
  40. k

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