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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 858 · 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 “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) knot (c) plumber
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) ghost (c) sign
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) kneel (c) fasten
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) sword (c) comb
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) crumb
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) reign (c) knife
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) gnome (c) yolk
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) design (c) knit
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) salmon (c) rhyme
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) lamb (c) would
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) tomb (c) fasten
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) reign (c) rhyme
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) salmon (c) soften

Answer key

  1. b
  2. g
  3. b
  4. b
  5. gnat
  6. b
  7. k
  8. k
  9. knight
  10. g
  11. kneel
  12. l
  13. t
  14. h
  15. comb
  16. b
  17. l
  18. w
  19. w
  20. whistle
  21. b
  22. t
  23. knife
  24. k
  25. g
  26. l
  27. yolk
  28. b
  29. h
  30. design
  31. t
  32. rhyme
  33. rhino
  34. w
  35. w
  36. wrist
  37. t
  38. reign
  39. l
  40. salmon

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