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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 903 · 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 “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) doubt (c) kneel
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) half (c) knob
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) whistle (c) kneel
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) comb (c) listen
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) write (c) kneel
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) whole (c) kneel
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) sign (c) soften
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) debt (c) yolk
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) rhino (c) salmon
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) wrap (c) knit
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) whistle (c) knit
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) crumb (c) knight
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) wrist (c) whistle
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) fasten (c) design
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n

Answer key

  1. l
  2. b
  3. doubt
  4. k
  5. w
  6. knob
  7. tomb
  8. listen
  9. h
  10. h
  11. plumber
  12. kneel
  13. k
  14. b
  15. soften
  16. w
  17. g
  18. g
  19. debt
  20. k
  21. knife
  22. wrap
  23. w
  24. g
  25. g
  26. b
  27. g
  28. reign
  29. t
  30. l
  31. t
  32. g
  33. crumb
  34. foreign
  35. t
  36. fasten
  37. t
  38. w
  39. l
  40. h

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