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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 460 · 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 “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) doubt (c) reign
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) honest (c) doubt
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) foreign (c) knife
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) salmon (c) castle
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) yolk (c) sword
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) knit (c) lamb
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) wrist (c) reign
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) lamb (c) yolk
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) could (c) gnat
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) castle (c) knife
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) write (c) tomb
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) whistle
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) kneel (c) ghost
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knob (c) gnome

Answer key

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

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