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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 262 · 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 “t”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) answer
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) listen (c) comb
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) yolk (c) answer
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) wrist (c) rhino
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) ghost (c) rhyme
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) would (c) knob
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) yolk (c) sword
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) write (c) listen
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) sign (c) kneel
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) design (c) sword
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) knife (c) would
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) reign (c) half
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) knob (c) half
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) lamb (c) whistle
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) salmon (c) reign

Answer key

  1. fasten
  2. w
  3. l
  4. k
  5. g
  6. g
  7. t
  8. comb
  9. answer
  10. b
  11. wrist
  12. h
  13. salmon
  14. w
  15. gnome
  16. k
  17. design
  18. write
  19. t
  20. kneel
  21. sword
  22. t
  23. l
  24. knife
  25. k
  26. l
  27. b
  28. h
  29. l
  30. g
  31. half
  32. knob
  33. lamb
  34. k
  35. h
  36. g
  37. k
  38. w
  39. g
  40. reign

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