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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 128 · 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 “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) foreign (c) salmon
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) would (c) gnat
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) kneel (c) plumber
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) doubt
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) could (c) knight
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) debt (c) knife
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knife (c) honest
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) knife (c) rhino
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) wrist
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) whole (c) comb
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) debt (c) rhyme
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) debt (c) write
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) reign (c) yolk
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) ghost (c) knob
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) design (c) walk
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) ghost (c) castle
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) kneel (c) debt
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w

Answer key

  1. w
  2. l
  3. w
  4. salmon
  5. h
  6. k
  7. gnat
  8. plumber
  9. knit
  10. could
  11. h
  12. knife
  13. write
  14. rhino
  15. crumb
  16. k
  17. k
  18. l
  19. l
  20. wrist
  21. comb
  22. rhyme
  23. walk
  24. w
  25. g
  26. b
  27. yolk
  28. h
  29. knob
  30. k
  31. l
  32. l
  33. design
  34. ghost
  35. w
  36. l
  37. kneel
  38. b
  39. k
  40. w

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