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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 374 · 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 “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) answer (c) whistle
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) lamb (c) ghost
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) honest (c) doubt
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) knight (c) rhino
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) crumb (c) foreign
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) knight (c) answer
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) crumb (c) could
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) debt (c) wrap
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) gnome (c) walk
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) knight (c) would
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) folk (c) castle
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s

Answer key

  1. l
  2. k
  3. g
  4. whistle
  5. l
  6. w
  7. ghost
  8. honest
  9. w
  10. knight
  11. l
  12. g
  13. h
  14. k
  15. kneel
  16. b
  17. h
  18. g
  19. answer
  20. k
  21. w
  22. crumb
  23. k
  24. k
  25. debt
  26. h
  27. gnome
  28. l
  29. would
  30. l
  31. castle
  32. l
  33. l
  34. b
  35. t
  36. g
  37. g
  38. b
  39. w
  40. w

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