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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 385 · 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 “l”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) write
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) reign (c) soften
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) honest (c) yolk
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) salmon (c) knot
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) doubt (c) knight
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) gnome (c) sign
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knob (c) fasten
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) whole (c) sign
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knight (c) soften
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) comb (c) honest
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) foreign (c) knob
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) castle (c) answer
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) design (c) half
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) would (c) crumb
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) kneel (c) doubt

Answer key

  1. could
  2. t
  3. w
  4. soften
  5. g
  6. b
  7. yolk
  8. l
  9. l
  10. knot
  11. g
  12. k
  13. k
  14. w
  15. sword
  16. castle
  17. h
  18. knob
  19. h
  20. w
  21. l
  22. whole
  23. l
  24. t
  25. t
  26. knight
  27. foreign
  28. t
  29. t
  30. b
  31. b
  32. salmon
  33. b
  34. kneel
  35. k
  36. design
  37. crumb
  38. l
  39. w
  40. doubt

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