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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 159 · 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 “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) lamb (c) gnat
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) soften (c) knot
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) listen
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) rhino (c) talk
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) rhyme (c) half
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) listen (c) folk
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) answer (c) whistle
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) answer (c) doubt
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) plumber (c) sign
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) sword (c) would
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) tomb (c) walk
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knot (c) wrap
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) knife (c) listen
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) debt (c) gnome
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) ghost (c) sword
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) comb (c) knit
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w

Answer key

  1. k
  2. w
  3. knife
  4. l
  5. wrist
  6. g
  7. g
  8. knot
  9. wrap
  10. h
  11. rhino
  12. g
  13. h
  14. debt
  15. g
  16. tomb
  17. whistle
  18. doubt
  19. plumber
  20. h
  21. would
  22. sign
  23. l
  24. h
  25. reign
  26. w
  27. w
  28. b
  29. b
  30. listen
  31. t
  32. gnome
  33. w
  34. t
  35. sword
  36. knit
  37. b
  38. k
  39. w
  40. l

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