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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 894 · 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 “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) comb (c) listen
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) tomb (c) knot
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) gnat
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) walk (c) foreign
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) comb (c) knight
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) honest (c) knit
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) knit (c) rhyme
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) write (c) gnome
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) half (c) debt
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) reign (c) knob
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) folk (c) wrist
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) tomb (c) kneel
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) reign
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) knob (c) soften

Answer key

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

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