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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 386 · 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) honest (b) write (c) folk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) listen (c) could
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) whistle (c) knight
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) listen (c) sword
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) foreign (c) soften
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) reign (c) salmon
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) salmon (c) doubt
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) knight
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) walk (c) rhino
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) lamb (c) castle
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) doubt (c) sign
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) write (c) would
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) rhyme (c) honest
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) listen (c) reign

Answer key

  1. folk
  2. l
  3. knife
  4. knight
  5. listen
  6. k
  7. w
  8. soften
  9. g
  10. w
  11. l
  12. k
  13. k
  14. whistle
  15. t
  16. ghost
  17. wrap
  18. rhino
  19. h
  20. lamb
  21. t
  22. l
  23. h
  24. doubt
  25. k
  26. would
  27. k
  28. b
  29. foreign
  30. b
  31. w
  32. k
  33. t
  34. g
  35. k
  36. l
  37. h
  38. l
  39. g
  40. reign

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