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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 998 · 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 “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) ghost (c) debt
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) half (c) honest
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) knife (c) sword
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) write (c) rhino
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) gnat (c) answer
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) wrap (c) plumber
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) knob
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) would (c) knit
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) could (c) foreign
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) salmon (c) comb
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) knob (c) half
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) comb (c) answer
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) gnat (c) debt
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) soften (c) knit
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) soften (c) gnome
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) talk (c) doubt
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g

Answer key

  1. b
  2. ghost
  3. k
  4. t
  5. g
  6. w
  7. knot
  8. knife
  9. w
  10. g
  11. rhino
  12. h
  13. h
  14. gnat
  15. k
  16. plumber
  17. knob
  18. t
  19. w
  20. would
  21. kneel
  22. salmon
  23. half
  24. answer
  25. h
  26. k
  27. w
  28. l
  29. k
  30. debt
  31. sword
  32. g
  33. gnome
  34. reign
  35. t
  36. k
  37. b
  38. b
  39. w
  40. g

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