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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 367 · 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 “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) salmon (c) rhyme
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) foreign (c) kneel
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) kneel (c) crumb
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knight (c) half
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) crumb (c) soften
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knob (c) answer
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) fasten (c) crumb
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) lamb (c) comb
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) half
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) comb (c) reign
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) whole (c) sign
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) rhino
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) wrist
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) debt (c) fasten
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l

Answer key

  1. g
  2. w
  3. salmon
  4. kneel
  5. k
  6. k
  7. l
  8. whistle
  9. knight
  10. w
  11. w
  12. g
  13. l
  14. w
  15. g
  16. l
  17. h
  18. w
  19. h
  20. soften
  21. knob
  22. t
  23. fasten
  24. w
  25. b
  26. l
  27. rhyme
  28. l
  29. g
  30. half
  31. reign
  32. g
  33. h
  34. whole
  35. gnat
  36. h
  37. rhino
  38. debt
  39. g
  40. l

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