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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 173 · 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 “g”? (a) rhyme (b) design (c) listen
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) sword (c) half
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) sign (c) castle
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) rhino (c) knight
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) tomb (c) soften
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) could (c) knob
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) yolk (c) soften
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) listen (c) lamb
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) tomb
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) could (c) plumber
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) sword (c) kneel
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) kneel (c) foreign
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) ghost (c) crumb

Answer key

  1. design
  2. k
  3. t
  4. w
  5. half
  6. l
  7. castle
  8. g
  9. knight
  10. l
  11. t
  12. b
  13. tomb
  14. could
  15. h
  16. g
  17. k
  18. l
  19. h
  20. soften
  21. w
  22. t
  23. honest
  24. w
  25. knob
  26. b
  27. l
  28. t
  29. k
  30. k
  31. knife
  32. kneel
  33. foreign
  34. w
  35. b
  36. k
  37. w
  38. b
  39. k
  40. ghost

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