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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 41 · 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) gnome (b) wrap (c) salmon
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) wrist (c) knob
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) whole (c) rhyme
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) whole (c) comb
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knot (c) sword
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) talk (c) knob
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) wrap
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knight (c) soften
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) tomb (c) comb
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knit (c) write
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) gnat (c) would
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m

Answer key

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

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