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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 999 · 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 “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) honest (c) whole
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) could (c) knob
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) could (c) rhino
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) honest (c) yolk
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) honest (c) walk
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) design (c) debt
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) gnome (c) crumb
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) write (c) half
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) could (c) knife
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knit (c) could
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) write (c) listen
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) lamb (c) castle
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g

Answer key

  1. t
  2. g
  3. g
  4. whole
  5. could
  6. soften
  7. w
  8. g
  9. w
  10. yolk
  11. walk
  12. k
  13. w
  14. b
  15. l
  16. debt
  17. k
  18. gnome
  19. l
  20. half
  21. k
  22. answer
  23. k
  24. t
  25. g
  26. l
  27. l
  28. knit
  29. w
  30. b
  31. l
  32. write
  33. b
  34. castle
  35. g
  36. b
  37. w
  38. w
  39. k
  40. g

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