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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 310 · 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 “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) sword
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) wrap (c) knife
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) doubt (c) yolk
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) rhino (c) walk
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) knife (c) would
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) rhino (c) listen
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) soften (c) half
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) ghost (c) knob
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) soften (c) folk
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) comb (c) answer
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) tomb (c) reign
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) plumber (c) knit
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) whole (c) fasten
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) write
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) folk (c) sword
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) talk (c) reign

Answer key

  1. h
  2. sword
  3. knife
  4. w
  5. k
  6. k
  7. yolk
  8. h
  9. walk
  10. t
  11. would
  12. l
  13. h
  14. k
  15. rhino
  16. k
  17. half
  18. w
  19. k
  20. w
  21. b
  22. ghost
  23. w
  24. b
  25. soften
  26. b
  27. answer
  28. t
  29. tomb
  30. g
  31. b
  32. l
  33. knit
  34. whole
  35. l
  36. g
  37. g
  38. write
  39. folk
  40. reign

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