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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 284 · 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) knife (b) listen (c) rhino
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) design (c) knob
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) rhyme (c) tomb
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) foreign (c) knight
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) whole (c) honest
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) wrist (c) honest
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) rhino (c) honest
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) kneel (c) sign
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) knob
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) knight (c) wrist
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) sign (c) write
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) knife (c) tomb
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r

Answer key

  1. listen
  2. k
  3. l
  4. k
  5. design
  6. rhyme
  7. debt
  8. crumb
  9. b
  10. wrist
  11. b
  12. b
  13. t
  14. h
  15. yolk
  16. k
  17. t
  18. ghost
  19. b
  20. t
  21. g
  22. soften
  23. k
  24. l
  25. g
  26. knight
  27. h
  28. write
  29. t
  30. knife
  31. k
  32. h
  33. w
  34. w
  35. b
  36. k
  37. g
  38. w
  39. t
  40. w

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