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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 331 · 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 “w”? (a) honest (b) crumb (c) wrap
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) doubt (c) knob
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) knight (c) design
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) doubt (c) wrist
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) rhyme (c) salmon
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) reign (c) rhino
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) knit (c) whistle
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) sword (c) comb
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) crumb (c) knife
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l

Answer key

  1. wrap
  2. g
  3. knob
  4. k
  5. crumb
  6. l
  7. b
  8. l
  9. w
  10. l
  11. l
  12. doubt
  13. t
  14. k
  15. b
  16. k
  17. k
  18. rhyme
  19. g
  20. reign
  21. t
  22. g
  23. l
  24. t
  25. t
  26. b
  27. h
  28. h
  29. b
  30. knit
  31. w
  32. g
  33. g
  34. k
  35. sword
  36. l
  37. g
  38. knife
  39. w
  40. w

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