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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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