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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 323 · 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 “h”? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) kneel
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) doubt (c) wrap
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) rhyme (c) fasten
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) knife (c) could
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) sword (c) sign
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) rhyme (c) lamb
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) tomb (c) sign
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) folk (c) answer
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) gnome (c) write
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) honest (c) knot
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) answer (c) reign
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) salmon (c) reign
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) folk (c) whistle
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) kneel (c) ghost
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) knight (c) salmon

Answer key

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

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