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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 272 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) sword (c) ghost
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) reign (c) kneel
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) reign (c) salmon
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) could (c) comb
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) sign (c) kneel
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) rhyme (c) plumber
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) could (c) answer
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) knit (c) walk
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) talk (c) whole
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) doubt (c) debt

Answer key

  1. k
  2. sword
  3. kneel
  4. k
  5. w
  6. castle
  7. l
  8. k
  9. t
  10. soften
  11. h
  12. k
  13. w
  14. g
  15. h
  16. sign
  17. k
  18. w
  19. g
  20. plumber
  21. g
  22. could
  23. b
  24. l
  25. b
  26. h
  27. b
  28. h
  29. b
  30. g
  31. walk
  32. whole
  33. h
  34. l
  35. l
  36. b
  37. l
  38. t
  39. b
  40. half

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