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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 992 · 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 “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) crumb (c) would
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) fasten (c) rhyme
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) listen (c) kneel
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) fasten (c) crumb
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) gnat (c) tomb
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) tomb (c) answer
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) whistle (c) comb
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) foreign (c) lamb
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) debt (c) write
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) knob (c) honest
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) yolk (c) debt
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) plumber (c) sword
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) soften (c) knight

Answer key

  1. l
  2. k
  3. would
  4. rhyme
  5. w
  6. listen
  7. b
  8. fasten
  9. folk
  10. b
  11. h
  12. h
  13. l
  14. tomb
  15. g
  16. b
  17. w
  18. l
  19. comb
  20. foreign
  21. k
  22. l
  23. g
  24. t
  25. debt
  26. g
  27. k
  28. g
  29. t
  30. h
  31. l
  32. w
  33. knob
  34. yolk
  35. t
  36. sword
  37. l
  38. h
  39. g
  40. knight

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