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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 404 · 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) wrap (b) knife (c) whole
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knight (c) tomb
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) crumb (c) salmon
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) sign (c) soften
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) whole (c) reign
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) gnome (c) knot
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) comb (c) walk
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) debt (c) foreign
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) reign (c) doubt
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) listen (c) could
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knob (c) knit
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) talk (c) knight
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) walk (c) write
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) knit (c) sign
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h

Answer key

  1. knife
  2. g
  3. t
  4. b
  5. w
  6. t
  7. knight
  8. g
  9. salmon
  10. k
  11. w
  12. w
  13. soften
  14. l
  15. reign
  16. gnome
  17. gnat
  18. would
  19. wrap
  20. b
  21. b
  22. l
  23. listen
  24. g
  25. g
  26. h
  27. h
  28. t
  29. l
  30. could
  31. b
  32. l
  33. talk
  34. k
  35. walk
  36. sign
  37. l
  38. w
  39. l
  40. h

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