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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 425 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) design (c) kneel
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) castle (c) wrap
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) rhyme (c) design
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) foreign (c) could
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) plumber
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) whistle
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) doubt (c) sword
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) answer (c) rhyme
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) walk (c) gnome
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) kneel (c) debt
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) gnome (c) whistle
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) comb (c) soften
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) plumber (c) wrist

Answer key

  1. k
  2. l
  3. b
  4. kneel
  5. b
  6. castle
  7. l
  8. l
  9. w
  10. l
  11. design
  12. w
  13. could
  14. fasten
  15. w
  16. t
  17. whistle
  18. h
  19. k
  20. w
  21. l
  22. doubt
  23. l
  24. b
  25. answer
  26. k
  27. h
  28. k
  29. g
  30. t
  31. t
  32. walk
  33. l
  34. g
  35. debt
  36. w
  37. knight
  38. comb
  39. h
  40. honest

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