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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 444 · 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 “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) ghost (c) sword
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) fasten (c) answer
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) knob (c) rhino
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) salmon (c) lamb
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) honest (c) reign
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) tomb (c) kneel
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) whole (c) knot
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) ghost (c) soften
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) reign (c) would
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) castle (c) kneel
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) plumber (c) whole
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) sign (c) castle

Answer key

  1. k
  2. k
  3. b
  4. sword
  5. h
  6. w
  7. l
  8. knight
  9. h
  10. h
  11. rhino
  12. w
  13. gnat
  14. w
  15. h
  16. k
  17. g
  18. b
  19. t
  20. k
  21. reign
  22. w
  23. tomb
  24. w
  25. knot
  26. k
  27. g
  28. g
  29. l
  30. knob
  31. comb
  32. g
  33. l
  34. l
  35. k
  36. castle
  37. plumber
  38. t
  39. l
  40. answer

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