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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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