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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 127 · 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 “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) lamb (c) listen
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) folk (c) doubt
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) doubt (c) half
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) knot (c) design
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) ghost (c) walk
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) crumb (c) knot
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knight (c) doubt
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) sign (c) kneel
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) could (c) write
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) salmon (c) sign
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) lamb (c) rhyme
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) crumb (c) gnome
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knight (c) crumb
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l

Answer key

  1. g
  2. k
  3. ghost
  4. t
  5. k
  6. w
  7. l
  8. w
  9. k
  10. h
  11. folk
  12. g
  13. t
  14. half
  15. design
  16. g
  17. l
  18. walk
  19. g
  20. k
  21. h
  22. knot
  23. g
  24. knight
  25. kneel
  26. l
  27. could
  28. l
  29. b
  30. l
  31. k
  32. sign
  33. w
  34. lamb
  35. h
  36. crumb
  37. b
  38. wrap
  39. l
  40. b

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