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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 885 · 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 “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) comb (c) folk
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) would (c) knife
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) comb (c) knight
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knob (c) foreign
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) whole (c) comb
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) would (c) comb
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) foreign (c) fasten
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) rhyme (c) wrist
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) whole (c) gnat
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) comb (c) design
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) plumber (c) sword
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h

Answer key

  1. k
  2. k
  3. g
  4. listen
  5. soften
  6. knight
  7. b
  8. g
  9. h
  10. knob
  11. whole
  12. t
  13. b
  14. l
  15. foreign
  16. l
  17. k
  18. fasten
  19. t
  20. l
  21. k
  22. k
  23. w
  24. b
  25. g
  26. b
  27. t
  28. b
  29. wrist
  30. h
  31. l
  32. g
  33. gnat
  34. design
  35. b
  36. l
  37. b
  38. h
  39. sword
  40. h

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