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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 145 · 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) l (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) reign (c) listen
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) knot (c) crumb
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) wrist (c) walk
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) could (c) honest
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) design (c) ghost
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) comb (c) soften
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) foreign (c) rhino
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) walk (c) plumber
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) rhyme (c) knit
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) foreign (c) knight
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) debt (c) knot
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) gnat (c) walk
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) castle (c) foreign
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) soften (c) knight
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b

Answer key

  1. t
  2. g
  3. listen
  4. crumb
  5. walk
  6. whole
  7. g
  8. k
  9. h
  10. k
  11. ghost
  12. half
  13. w
  14. g
  15. g
  16. rhino
  17. plumber
  18. rhyme
  19. t
  20. w
  21. k
  22. knight
  23. g
  24. l
  25. w
  26. l
  27. w
  28. knot
  29. t
  30. gnat
  31. k
  32. l
  33. foreign
  34. g
  35. sword
  36. h
  37. k
  38. w
  39. w
  40. k

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