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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 110 · 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 “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) folk (c) rhino
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) gnome (c) half
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) rhino (c) ghost
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) plumber
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) kneel
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) kneel (c) rhyme
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) gnome (c) answer
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) knife
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) debt (c) talk
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) could (c) wrist
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) comb (c) could
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) tomb (c) listen
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) knot
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) whole (c) soften
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) whole (c) design
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) answer (c) knight
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) design (c) wrap
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) listen (c) whole
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) soften (c) walk

Answer key

  1. t
  2. foreign
  3. k
  4. half
  5. would
  6. h
  7. t
  8. l
  9. t
  10. rhino
  11. l
  12. w
  13. fasten
  14. rhyme
  15. k
  16. l
  17. answer
  18. gnat
  19. talk
  20. wrist
  21. k
  22. k
  23. could
  24. honest
  25. b
  26. g
  27. knot
  28. soften
  29. design
  30. k
  31. h
  32. knight
  33. wrap
  34. b
  35. h
  36. w
  37. listen
  38. b
  39. g
  40. walk

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