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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 831 · 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 “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knife (c) write
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) fasten (c) knot
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) rhyme (c) honest
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) talk (c) folk
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) lamb (c) comb
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) folk (c) reign
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) answer (c) talk
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) listen (c) gnat
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) crumb (c) design
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) gnome (c) reign
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) rhyme (c) salmon
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) kneel (c) sign
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) design (c) fasten
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) gnome (c) salmon
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t

Answer key

  1. l
  2. t
  3. knife
  4. k
  5. g
  6. talk
  7. t
  8. knit
  9. k
  10. crumb
  11. w
  12. b
  13. g
  14. b
  15. b
  16. listen
  17. t
  18. reign
  19. comb
  20. k
  21. w
  22. h
  23. g
  24. l
  25. plumber
  26. l
  27. design
  28. rhino
  29. t
  30. salmon
  31. g
  32. g
  33. b
  34. t
  35. sign
  36. ghost
  37. k
  38. t
  39. gnome
  40. b

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