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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 121 · 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 “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) design (c) honest
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) yolk (c) honest
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) whistle (c) lamb
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) sign (c) knit
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) gnat (c) wrap
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) would (c) reign
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) doubt (c) would
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) foreign (c) plumber
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) ghost (c) soften
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) wrap (c) fasten
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) rhino (c) plumber
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) salmon (c) wrap

Answer key

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

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