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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 178 · 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 “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) knot (c) whole
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) crumb (c) foreign
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) knob (c) salmon
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) ghost (c) could
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) whistle (c) wrap
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) knot (c) half
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) knife
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) sign (c) half

Answer key

  1. k
  2. l
  3. g
  4. w
  5. l
  6. whole
  7. t
  8. g
  9. k
  10. b
  11. foreign
  12. listen
  13. h
  14. ghost
  15. l
  16. k
  17. h
  18. t
  19. k
  20. h
  21. b
  22. h
  23. w
  24. t
  25. whistle
  26. half
  27. g
  28. k
  29. l
  30. l
  31. g
  32. wrap
  33. k
  34. t
  35. l
  36. w
  37. b
  38. b
  39. g
  40. sign

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