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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 224 · 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 “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) castle
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) would (c) knight
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) rhyme (c) knob
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) sword (c) knit
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) gnat (c) doubt
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) crumb (c) wrist
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) half (c) sword
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) reign (c) knot
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) whistle (c) could
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) design (c) honest
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) doubt (c) knight

Answer key

  1. h
  2. k
  3. castle
  4. w
  5. knight
  6. rhyme
  7. knit
  8. w
  9. b
  10. k
  11. g
  12. g
  13. doubt
  14. l
  15. h
  16. l
  17. b
  18. k
  19. l
  20. w
  21. l
  22. t
  23. b
  24. b
  25. k
  26. w
  27. wrist
  28. t
  29. gnome
  30. l
  31. reign
  32. h
  33. whistle
  34. b
  35. k
  36. design
  37. k
  38. g
  39. h
  40. could

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