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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 887 · 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 “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) castle (c) foreign
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) castle (c) plumber
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) honest (c) knit
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) doubt (c) could
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) comb (c) wrist
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) salmon (c) castle
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) gnat (c) crumb
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) comb (c) yolk
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) would (c) soften
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) knife (c) honest
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) folk (c) wrap
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) write (c) comb
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) folk (c) wrist

Answer key

  1. g
  2. b
  3. h
  4. g
  5. l
  6. castle
  7. l
  8. knife
  9. t
  10. knit
  11. l
  12. k
  13. sword
  14. g
  15. t
  16. knob
  17. k
  18. k
  19. ghost
  20. crumb
  21. w
  22. g
  23. b
  24. l
  25. comb
  26. l
  27. b
  28. would
  29. sign
  30. l
  31. design
  32. k
  33. l
  34. b
  35. honest
  36. l
  37. w
  38. w
  39. w
  40. lamb

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