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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 85 · 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 “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) knot (c) knight
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) knot (c) lamb
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) could (c) knit
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) kneel (c) honest
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) crumb (c) write
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) reign (c) salmon
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) rhino (c) folk
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) answer (c) sword
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) fasten (c) debt
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) would (c) knot
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) doubt (c) wrist
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l

Answer key

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

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