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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 161 · 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 “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) comb (c) knight
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) fasten (c) could
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) lamb (c) kneel
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) lamb (c) folk
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) debt (c) comb
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) soften (c) debt
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) comb (c) knot
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) listen (c) sign
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) talk (c) doubt
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n

Answer key

  1. k
  2. t
  3. h
  4. l
  5. knight
  6. could
  7. k
  8. rhyme
  9. t
  10. l
  11. b
  12. b
  13. g
  14. k
  15. h
  16. g
  17. t
  18. l
  19. soften
  20. b
  21. knob
  22. debt
  23. w
  24. w
  25. g
  26. l
  27. knot
  28. listen
  29. talk
  30. l
  31. h
  32. b
  33. b
  34. k
  35. w
  36. b
  37. g
  38. g
  39. l
  40. k

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