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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 324 · 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 “l”? (a) fasten (b) yolk (c) rhino
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) salmon (c) castle
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) design (c) answer
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) reign (c) whole
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) honest (c) half
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) gnat (c) knife
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) foreign (c) sign
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) yolk (c) gnat
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) sword
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) answer (c) half
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) walk (c) write
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) gnome (c) folk
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) fasten (c) foreign
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) sword
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) foreign (c) sword

Answer key

  1. yolk
  2. h
  3. h
  4. castle
  5. k
  6. knit
  7. t
  8. b
  9. t
  10. l
  11. reign
  12. l
  13. g
  14. half
  15. h
  16. honest
  17. salmon
  18. gnat
  19. w
  20. whistle
  21. t
  22. design
  23. tomb
  24. k
  25. b
  26. l
  27. t
  28. g
  29. w
  30. w
  31. l
  32. g
  33. k
  34. whole
  35. foreign
  36. w
  37. fasten
  38. w
  39. k
  40. sword

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