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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 833 · 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 “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) knot (c) walk
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) castle (c) foreign
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) folk (c) knife
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) debt (c) knit
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) listen (c) walk
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) fasten (c) yolk
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) knight
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knife (c) comb
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) crumb (c) gnat
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) kneel (c) yolk
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) tomb (c) folk
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) knife (c) gnome
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l

Answer key

  1. b
  2. g
  3. w
  4. g
  5. walk
  6. b
  7. h
  8. w
  9. k
  10. castle
  11. l
  12. wrist
  13. k
  14. h
  15. b
  16. w
  17. t
  18. yolk
  19. honest
  20. t
  21. rhino
  22. knight
  23. answer
  24. b
  25. crumb
  26. listen
  27. k
  28. k
  29. b
  30. k
  31. tomb
  32. t
  33. g
  34. l
  35. h
  36. g
  37. gnome
  38. k
  39. h
  40. l

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