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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 303 · 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) f (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) yolk (c) wrist
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) debt (c) sword
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) comb (c) wrist
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) wrap (c) doubt
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) knob (c) wrist
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) soften (c) knight
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) rhyme (c) talk
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) castle (c) kneel
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) doubt (c) could
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) foreign (c) whole
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) soften (c) sign
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) castle (c) honest

Answer key

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

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