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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 464 · 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 “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) sword (c) kneel
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) foreign (c) honest
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) rhino (c) knife
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) rhino (c) rhyme
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) rhyme (c) foreign
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) doubt (c) rhino
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) gnome (c) doubt
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) write (c) knob
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) gnome (c) walk
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) talk (c) design
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) honest (c) gnome
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n

Answer key

  1. h
  2. kneel
  3. t
  4. k
  5. honest
  6. g
  7. w
  8. b
  9. t
  10. w
  11. l
  12. salmon
  13. t
  14. k
  15. write
  16. foreign
  17. b
  18. t
  19. l
  20. doubt
  21. k
  22. w
  23. walk
  24. w
  25. knob
  26. b
  27. comb
  28. t
  29. w
  30. talk
  31. w
  32. gnome
  33. l
  34. b
  35. w
  36. l
  37. l
  38. t
  39. t
  40. g

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