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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 946 · 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) knit (b) debt (c) sign
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) design (c) comb
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) sword (c) knit
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) gnat
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) knob (c) rhino
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) castle (c) tomb
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) could (c) wrist
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) kneel (c) crumb
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) walk (c) gnome
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) castle (c) wrap
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) fasten (c) reign
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) could (c) half
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) folk
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k

Answer key

  1. debt
  2. g
  3. write
  4. g
  5. knit
  6. b
  7. b
  8. gnat
  9. h
  10. talk
  11. g
  12. g
  13. t
  14. l
  15. tomb
  16. w
  17. k
  18. w
  19. g
  20. could
  21. l
  22. l
  23. t
  24. crumb
  25. walk
  26. wrap
  27. b
  28. l
  29. b
  30. l
  31. knife
  32. k
  33. soften
  34. g
  35. b
  36. h
  37. k
  38. g
  39. rhyme
  40. k

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