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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 93 · 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 “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) honest (c) yolk
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) plumber (c) salmon
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) salmon (c) wrist
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) foreign (c) knight
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) castle (c) walk
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) lamb (c) honest
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) crumb (c) doubt
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) write (c) would
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) kneel (c) fasten
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) would (c) doubt
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) debt (c) soften
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) sword (c) foreign
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) gnat (c) crumb
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) crumb (c) foreign
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) sword (c) knob
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l

Answer key

  1. b
  2. g
  3. w
  4. yolk
  5. t
  6. g
  7. kneel
  8. b
  9. g
  10. wrist
  11. knight
  12. castle
  13. g
  14. honest
  15. k
  16. w
  17. k
  18. design
  19. would
  20. g
  21. l
  22. w
  23. k
  24. rhyme
  25. g
  26. gnome
  27. l
  28. b
  29. b
  30. whole
  31. g
  32. whistle
  33. l
  34. l
  35. w
  36. half
  37. t
  38. crumb
  39. sword
  40. l

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