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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 915 · 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 word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) knit (c) debt
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) crumb (c) knife
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) crumb (c) knife
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) folk (c) wrap
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) sign (c) listen
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) kneel
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) would (c) walk
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knight (c) gnome
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) crumb (c) listen
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) knot (c) knob
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) castle (c) honest
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) wrist (c) rhino
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) sword (c) lamb
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) tomb (c) knob
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) whole
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) rhyme (c) sword

Answer key

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

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