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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 893 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) soften (c) ghost
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) sign (c) rhino
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) soften (c) sign
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) knife (c) half
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) rhyme (c) listen
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) ghost (c) knife
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) ghost (c) gnat
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) answer
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) whole (c) kneel
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) knob (c) fasten
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) write (c) sign
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) whistle (c) knot
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b

Answer key

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

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