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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 912 · 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 “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) gnome (c) whole
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) tomb (c) sword
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) whistle (c) knob
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) lamb (c) sword
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) sword (c) lamb
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) reign (c) could
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) wrap (c) would
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) knight (c) write
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) knot (c) debt
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) write (c) gnat
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) answer (c) castle
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) crumb (c) knit
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) listen (c) talk
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) design (c) kneel
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t

Answer key

  1. g
  2. w
  3. whole
  4. tomb
  5. t
  6. knob
  7. g
  8. sword
  9. lamb
  10. could
  11. t
  12. w
  13. would
  14. knight
  15. debt
  16. talk
  17. b
  18. k
  19. b
  20. castle
  21. h
  22. l
  23. b
  24. k
  25. l
  26. l
  27. g
  28. knit
  29. g
  30. w
  31. l
  32. t
  33. w
  34. k
  35. b
  36. k
  37. answer
  38. l
  39. kneel
  40. k

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