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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 271 · 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 “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) write (c) listen
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) design (c) yolk
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) lamb (c) ghost
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) knight (c) gnat
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) rhino (c) soften
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) comb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) reign (c) debt
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) sign (c) castle
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) reign (c) listen
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) knight (c) tomb
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knit (c) debt
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r

Answer key

  1. k
  2. t
  3. write
  4. sword
  5. ghost
  6. w
  7. talk
  8. k
  9. l
  10. b
  11. t
  12. t
  13. k
  14. w
  15. whole
  16. t
  17. k
  18. h
  19. w
  20. k
  21. g
  22. w
  23. k
  24. knob
  25. h
  26. l
  27. b
  28. g
  29. t
  30. l
  31. reign
  32. k
  33. castle
  34. w
  35. listen
  36. tomb
  37. knit
  38. b
  39. l
  40. g

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