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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 299 · 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 “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) lamb (c) reign
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) answer (c) lamb
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) wrap (c) knife
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) sign (c) wrap
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) plumber (c) walk
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knot (c) whistle
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) honest (c) debt
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) debt (c) would
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) knife (c) plumber
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) knob (c) salmon
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) knob (c) reign
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) knight (c) debt
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) knit (c) whistle
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) wrist (c) knob
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) design (c) debt
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n

Answer key

  1. w
  2. t
  3. reign
  4. l
  5. listen
  6. k
  7. l
  8. k
  9. b
  10. wrap
  11. walk
  12. rhyme
  13. b
  14. l
  15. knot
  16. t
  17. k
  18. debt
  19. k
  20. l
  21. would
  22. knife
  23. w
  24. g
  25. salmon
  26. g
  27. g
  28. b
  29. k
  30. whole
  31. h
  32. knight
  33. l
  34. w
  35. lamb
  36. knob
  37. h
  38. sword
  39. w
  40. k

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