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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 945 · 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 “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) doubt (c) write
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) kneel (c) gnome
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knife (c) could
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knot (c) foreign
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) crumb (c) knot
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) fasten (c) kneel
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) could (c) fasten
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) answer (c) sword
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) answer (c) knot
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) walk (c) whistle
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) soften (c) plumber
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) gnome (c) half
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) comb (c) yolk
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t

Answer key

  1. b
  2. g
  3. k
  4. doubt
  5. w
  6. g
  7. answer
  8. knife
  9. g
  10. would
  11. crumb
  12. l
  13. kneel
  14. w
  15. l
  16. k
  17. t
  18. k
  19. l
  20. k
  21. l
  22. fasten
  23. t
  24. h
  25. gnome
  26. g
  27. w
  28. h
  29. knot
  30. w
  31. whistle
  32. soften
  33. b
  34. l
  35. castle
  36. t
  37. comb
  38. w
  39. l
  40. k

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