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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 402 · 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 “h”? (a) would (b) rhino (c) doubt
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) fasten (c) walk
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) foreign (c) lamb
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) soften (c) knob
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) crumb (c) foreign
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) knot (c) reign
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) half (c) listen
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) honest (c) salmon
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) soften (c) wrist
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) folk (c) salmon
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) debt (c) knife
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) knight (c) write
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) gnat (c) soften

Answer key

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

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