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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 158 · 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.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) knot
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) wrap (c) knob
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) folk (c) listen
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) knit (c) salmon
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) doubt (c) reign
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) knot (c) fasten
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) could (c) sign
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) yolk
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) answer (c) listen
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) sword (c) listen
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) whole (c) gnome
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) kneel (c) design
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) sign (c) honest
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) folk (c) rhino
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) gnat (c) lamb
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) tomb (c) answer
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) whole (c) answer
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b

Answer key

  1. wrap
  2. soften
  3. w
  4. l
  5. h
  6. listen
  7. b
  8. b
  9. knit
  10. reign
  11. w
  12. g
  13. w
  14. gnome
  15. g
  16. g
  17. could
  18. b
  19. yolk
  20. k
  21. t
  22. debt
  23. k
  24. g
  25. t
  26. w
  27. kneel
  28. t
  29. t
  30. whole
  31. rhyme
  32. honest
  33. rhino
  34. lamb
  35. g
  36. tomb
  37. t
  38. b
  39. knight
  40. b

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