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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 205 · 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 “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) kneel (c) whole
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) fasten (c) answer
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) crumb (c) ghost
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) design (c) plumber
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) would (c) crumb
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) lamb (c) whole
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) yolk (c) knob
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) fasten (c) sign
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) salmon (c) knot
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) listen (c) sign
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) wrist (c) knife
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) gnome (c) reign
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knight (c) rhyme
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) write (c) doubt
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) honest (c) knob
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) gnat (c) wrap
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k

Answer key

  1. h
  2. kneel
  3. l
  4. w
  5. answer
  6. g
  7. walk
  8. design
  9. g
  10. h
  11. k
  12. knit
  13. w
  14. h
  15. whole
  16. l
  17. castle
  18. w
  19. g
  20. sign
  21. k
  22. b
  23. b
  24. knot
  25. listen
  26. w
  27. wrist
  28. k
  29. rhino
  30. l
  31. l
  32. knight
  33. write
  34. k
  35. g
  36. reign
  37. wrap
  38. g
  39. t
  40. k

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