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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 418 · 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) would (b) knife (c) comb
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) wrap (c) soften
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) honest (c) crumb
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) answer (c) listen
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) yolk
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) rhyme (c) kneel
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) half (c) knit
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) tomb (c) gnat
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) debt (c) knot
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) lamb (c) wrap
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) talk (c) debt
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) gnome
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) knot (c) ghost
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) could (c) plumber
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d

Answer key

  1. knife
  2. g
  3. w
  4. soften
  5. g
  6. w
  7. b
  8. w
  9. t
  10. sword
  11. w
  12. l
  13. k
  14. listen
  15. b
  16. h
  17. yolk
  18. rhyme
  19. reign
  20. h
  21. gnat
  22. l
  23. l
  24. debt
  25. lamb
  26. w
  27. talk
  28. g
  29. l
  30. g
  31. w
  32. wrap
  33. knot
  34. k
  35. h
  36. h
  37. w
  38. kneel
  39. g
  40. g

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