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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 44 · 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) castle (b) knit (c) half
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) kneel (c) would
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) doubt (c) yolk
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) soften (c) knife
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) knob (c) design
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) half (c) wrist
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) fasten (c) crumb
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) sign (c) yolk
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) kneel (c) wrap
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) honest (c) walk
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) knob (c) walk
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) fasten (c) ghost
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) debt (c) could
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) would (c) fasten
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) crumb (c) listen
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) sword (c) whistle

Answer key

  1. knit
  2. kneel
  3. b
  4. l
  5. h
  6. k
  7. h
  8. h
  9. b
  10. doubt
  11. soften
  12. w
  13. k
  14. design
  15. foreign
  16. b
  17. t
  18. fasten
  19. sign
  20. b
  21. w
  22. wrap
  23. honest
  24. g
  25. w
  26. k
  27. g
  28. walk
  29. h
  30. g
  31. h
  32. t
  33. ghost
  34. knob
  35. l
  36. lamb
  37. b
  38. t
  39. reign
  40. whistle

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