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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 396 · 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) knob (b) would (c) gnat
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) comb (c) write
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) sword (c) soften
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) foreign (c) listen
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) honest (c) half
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) crumb (c) honest
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) could (c) knob
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) would (c) design
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) rhino (c) gnat
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) rhino (c) knot
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) could (c) write
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) listen (c) foreign
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m

Answer key

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

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