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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 982 · 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 letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) knit (c) salmon
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) write (c) could
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) foreign (c) answer
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) crumb (c) walk
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) salmon (c) crumb
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) crumb (c) could
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) honest (c) debt
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) could (c) design
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) whistle (c) knife
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) doubt (c) rhino
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) castle (c) sword
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) sword (c) lamb
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) rhino (c) knob
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) fasten (c) knot

Answer key

  1. g
  2. b
  3. l
  4. l
  5. b
  6. knit
  7. could
  8. l
  9. w
  10. w
  11. l
  12. k
  13. g
  14. answer
  15. w
  16. w
  17. b
  18. h
  19. l
  20. walk
  21. t
  22. salmon
  23. l
  24. h
  25. k
  26. h
  27. h
  28. w
  29. whole
  30. honest
  31. k
  32. w
  33. design
  34. g
  35. knife
  36. doubt
  37. castle
  38. gnat
  39. knob
  40. rhino

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