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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 853 · 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 “g”? (a) gnat (b) doubt (c) castle
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) rhyme (c) fasten
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) walk (c) crumb
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) knife (c) half
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) plumber (c) write
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) write (c) knit
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) listen (c) reign
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) sword (c) talk
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) comb (c) rhyme
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) honest
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) knife (c) lamb
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) gnat (c) folk
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) crumb (c) fasten
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) doubt (c) sign
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n

Answer key

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

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