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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 369 · 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 “k”? (a) soften (b) would (c) knob
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) would (c) wrist
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) rhino (c) sword
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) foreign (c) rhino
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) knight (c) wrist
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) foreign (c) would
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) write (c) fasten
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) tomb (c) knit
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) walk (c) crumb
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) whistle (c) knot
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t

Answer key

  1. knob
  2. would
  3. l
  4. l
  5. rhino
  6. comb
  7. w
  8. wrist
  9. l
  10. t
  11. foreign
  12. b
  13. t
  14. write
  15. g
  16. w
  17. k
  18. b
  19. t
  20. b
  21. h
  22. k
  23. k
  24. tomb
  25. b
  26. w
  27. w
  28. g
  29. k
  30. crumb
  31. k
  32. k
  33. w
  34. l
  35. knot
  36. h
  37. w
  38. k
  39. g
  40. t

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