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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 936 · 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) g (b) n (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) wrap (c) knot
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) gnome
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) tomb (c) soften
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) wrist (c) doubt
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) tomb (c) knit
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) fasten (c) knot
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) yolk (c) half
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knob (c) fasten
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) tomb (c) knit
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) plumber
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) yolk (c) knight
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) debt (c) half
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) lamb (c) walk
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) listen (c) could
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l

Answer key

  1. g
  2. k
  3. wrap
  4. l
  5. k
  6. k
  7. w
  8. soften
  9. w
  10. h
  11. ghost
  12. gnome
  13. g
  14. g
  15. tomb
  16. b
  17. k
  18. t
  19. knot
  20. w
  21. w
  22. b
  23. answer
  24. w
  25. g
  26. k
  27. reign
  28. t
  29. knit
  30. plumber
  31. l
  32. w
  33. yolk
  34. whole
  35. t
  36. lamb
  37. t
  38. t
  39. listen
  40. k

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