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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 891 · 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 “t”? (a) listen (b) answer (c) sword
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) write (c) listen
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) gnat (c) rhyme
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) write (c) yolk
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) sign (c) walk
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) fasten (c) answer
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) rhino (c) knob
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) answer (c) knit
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) wrap (c) knife
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) crumb (c) salmon
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) answer (c) soften
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knot (c) sword
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) fasten (c) yolk
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) doubt (c) honest

Answer key

  1. listen
  2. gnome
  3. b
  4. k
  5. gnat
  6. g
  7. b
  8. yolk
  9. walk
  10. t
  11. b
  12. t
  13. h
  14. t
  15. w
  16. answer
  17. knob
  18. g
  19. b
  20. w
  21. l
  22. could
  23. wrap
  24. h
  25. w
  26. g
  27. g
  28. k
  29. t
  30. g
  31. crumb
  32. g
  33. h
  34. soften
  35. k
  36. k
  37. h
  38. knot
  39. ghost
  40. talk

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