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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 315 · 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) s (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) comb
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) answer (c) gnat
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) crumb (c) kneel
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) crumb (c) knife
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) debt (c) design
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) gnome (c) lamb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) write (c) plumber
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) comb (c) doubt
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) would (c) whistle
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) listen (c) gnome
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) folk (c) knot
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) comb (c) knight
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) rhino (c) fasten
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knife (c) answer

Answer key

  1. w
  2. g
  3. g
  4. w
  5. k
  6. k
  7. knob
  8. gnat
  9. kneel
  10. k
  11. b
  12. t
  13. l
  14. w
  15. g
  16. k
  17. h
  18. salmon
  19. t
  20. l
  21. l
  22. g
  23. ghost
  24. lamb
  25. w
  26. t
  27. b
  28. write
  29. k
  30. t
  31. sign
  32. whistle
  33. gnome
  34. h
  35. l
  36. k
  37. crumb
  38. comb
  39. rhino
  40. knife

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