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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 445 · 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 “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) rhino (c) whole
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) knit (c) would
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) gnat
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) honest (c) sign
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) knob (c) honest
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) lamb (c) rhyme
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) wrist (c) knot
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) half (c) crumb
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) reign (c) could
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knight (c) doubt

Answer key

  1. g
  2. g
  3. k
  4. whole
  5. w
  6. b
  7. would
  8. w
  9. w
  10. t
  11. h
  12. l
  13. h
  14. answer
  15. g
  16. yolk
  17. k
  18. l
  19. w
  20. b
  21. b
  22. h
  23. knob
  24. b
  25. k
  26. g
  27. k
  28. kneel
  29. w
  30. w
  31. l
  32. wrist
  33. k
  34. write
  35. g
  36. w
  37. knot
  38. t
  39. g
  40. knight

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