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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 171 · 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 letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) rhino (c) gnome
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) soften (c) half
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) wrap (c) would
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knot (c) wrist
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) plumber (c) kneel
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) design (c) sword
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) wrap (c) castle
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) lamb (c) knob
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) knob (c) rhyme
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) soften (c) gnat
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) would (c) gnat
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) ghost (c) write
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t

Answer key

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

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