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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 107 · 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 “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) debt (c) rhino
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) half (c) sign
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) answer
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) walk (c) whole
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) sign (c) kneel
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) kneel (c) reign
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) fasten
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) knight (c) sword
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) salmon (c) could
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) listen (c) foreign
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) salmon (c) answer
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) rhyme (c) knot
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) rhyme (c) knit

Answer key

  1. l
  2. rhino
  3. k
  4. h
  5. l
  6. l
  7. g
  8. half
  9. g
  10. l
  11. b
  12. knight
  13. design
  14. l
  15. wrist
  16. l
  17. g
  18. w
  19. reign
  20. b
  21. w
  22. t
  23. g
  24. t
  25. k
  26. knob
  27. g
  28. w
  29. t
  30. b
  31. sword
  32. write
  33. listen
  34. salmon
  35. w
  36. t
  37. talk
  38. k
  39. t
  40. knit

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