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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 867 · 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 “l”? (a) could (b) answer (c) soften
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) half (c) yolk
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) half (c) wrist
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) gnome (c) doubt
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) tomb (c) knot
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knight (c) fasten
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) whistle (c) foreign
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) sign (c) debt
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) tomb (c) ghost
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) salmon (c) write
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) knob (c) gnat
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) knife (c) debt
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) kneel (c) castle
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) could (c) lamb
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r

Answer key

  1. could
  2. k
  3. g
  4. b
  5. w
  6. t
  7. l
  8. reign
  9. b
  10. half
  11. doubt
  12. rhyme
  13. l
  14. g
  15. b
  16. knight
  17. kneel
  18. l
  19. walk
  20. b
  21. t
  22. ghost
  23. l
  24. salmon
  25. b
  26. gnat
  27. debt
  28. h
  29. w
  30. b
  31. t
  32. castle
  33. g
  34. t
  35. k
  36. k
  37. b
  38. g
  39. knit
  40. w

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