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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 335 · 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 letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) sword (c) design
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) salmon (c) foreign
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) sign (c) would
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) half (c) knife
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) could (c) wrist
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) design (c) yolk
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) yolk (c) ghost
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) rhyme (c) plumber
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) sword (c) whistle
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) fasten (c) design
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) would (c) knob
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) could (c) wrist
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) castle (c) doubt
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) listen (c) lamb
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) talk (c) debt

Answer key

  1. k
  2. sword
  3. w
  4. h
  5. g
  6. t
  7. salmon
  8. sign
  9. w
  10. soften
  11. k
  12. could
  13. w
  14. l
  15. l
  16. rhino
  17. yolk
  18. h
  19. h
  20. w
  21. k
  22. t
  23. g
  24. plumber
  25. w
  26. b
  27. g
  28. t
  29. comb
  30. fasten
  31. knob
  32. b
  33. wrist
  34. t
  35. l
  36. w
  37. doubt
  38. listen
  39. k
  40. talk

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