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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 191 · 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 “k”? (a) soften (b) knight (c) honest
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) knit (c) whole
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) yolk (c) ghost
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) listen (c) gnat
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) knife (c) castle
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) rhino (c) knob
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) foreign (c) salmon
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) walk (c) doubt
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) write (c) tomb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) answer (c) knot
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) gnat (c) doubt
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) could (c) tomb
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) soften (c) rhyme

Answer key

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

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