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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 958 · 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 “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) design (c) lamb
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knob (c) answer
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) ghost (c) sword
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) rhino (c) answer
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) talk (c) knife
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) half (c) reign
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) ghost (c) knob
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) fasten (c) yolk
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) crumb (c) soften
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) plumber (c) design
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) walk (c) kneel
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) tomb (c) wrap
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) answer (c) ghost
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n

Answer key

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

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