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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 939 · 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 “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) knot
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) walk (c) rhyme
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) talk (c) rhino
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) sign
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) listen (c) design
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) crumb (c) knit
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) sign (c) knit
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) wrap (c) knight
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) whole (c) ghost
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) debt (c) plumber
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) yolk (c) whistle
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t

Answer key

  1. g
  2. t
  3. doubt
  4. b
  5. l
  6. walk
  7. talk
  8. g
  9. l
  10. h
  11. knot
  12. w
  13. k
  14. listen
  15. g
  16. l
  17. crumb
  18. t
  19. k
  20. sign
  21. wrap
  22. l
  23. l
  24. b
  25. whole
  26. b
  27. knight
  28. b
  29. t
  30. l
  31. w
  32. w
  33. g
  34. b
  35. whistle
  36. k
  37. b
  38. t
  39. l
  40. k

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