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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 43 · 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 “b”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) yolk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) fasten (c) talk
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) rhyme (c) crumb
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) doubt (c) wrap
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) castle (c) gnat
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) rhyme (c) wrap
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) foreign (c) rhino
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) ghost (c) fasten
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) honest (c) knit
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) write (c) salmon
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s

Answer key

  1. doubt
  2. k
  3. k
  4. t
  5. reign
  6. talk
  7. w
  8. w
  9. crumb
  10. k
  11. h
  12. h
  13. w
  14. w
  15. w
  16. l
  17. b
  18. k
  19. l
  20. wrap
  21. knob
  22. k
  23. g
  24. whistle
  25. b
  26. w
  27. rhino
  28. g
  29. half
  30. t
  31. t
  32. g
  33. w
  34. knit
  35. b
  36. k
  37. write
  38. t
  39. k
  40. t

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