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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 463 · 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 “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) half (c) knot
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) reign (c) talk
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) kneel (c) wrist
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) whole (c) knob
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) knife (c) could
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) knit (c) rhyme
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) gnat
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knight (c) wrap
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) sword (c) design
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) knot (c) wrist
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) rhino (c) ghost
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) whole (c) reign

Answer key

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

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