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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 279 · 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 “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) sword (c) folk
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) honest (c) kneel
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) rhyme (c) whistle
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) knife
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) crumb (c) whole
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) crumb (c) honest
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) crumb (c) rhyme
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) rhino (c) wrap
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) gnat (c) plumber
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) tomb (c) foreign
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) wrap (c) knife
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) walk (c) listen
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) rhyme (c) sign
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h

Answer key

  1. b
  2. w
  3. g
  4. h
  5. g
  6. sword
  7. t
  8. k
  9. kneel
  10. l
  11. whistle
  12. b
  13. l
  14. w
  15. knife
  16. b
  17. whole
  18. write
  19. salmon
  20. t
  21. k
  22. h
  23. w
  24. w
  25. k
  26. rhino
  27. l
  28. gnat
  29. walk
  30. h
  31. k
  32. w
  33. h
  34. t
  35. yolk
  36. w
  37. listen
  38. g
  39. rhyme
  40. l

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