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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 91 · 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 “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) salmon (c) soften
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) design (c) knob
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) rhino (c) answer
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) would (c) sword
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) wrap (c) rhino
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) honest (c) crumb
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) folk (c) knife
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) could (c) plumber
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) doubt (c) answer
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) lamb (c) castle
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) half (c) design
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) yolk (c) write
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l

Answer key

  1. b
  2. g
  3. salmon
  4. whistle
  5. t
  6. k
  7. l
  8. comb
  9. would
  10. b
  11. sign
  12. crumb
  13. w
  14. folk
  15. g
  16. g
  17. g
  18. g
  19. plumber
  20. k
  21. b
  22. answer
  23. k
  24. k
  25. g
  26. w
  27. w
  28. t
  29. h
  30. t
  31. castle
  32. t
  33. b
  34. h
  35. l
  36. k
  37. w
  38. half
  39. yolk
  40. k

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