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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 466 · 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 “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) soften (c) knob
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) wrap (c) knob
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) gnome (c) walk
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) castle (c) plumber
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) foreign (c) soften
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) could (c) kneel
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) salmon (c) honest
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) rhyme (c) comb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) listen (c) answer
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) lamb (c) rhino
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) gnome (c) wrap
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) doubt (c) answer
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) tomb (c) foreign
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r

Answer key

  1. g
  2. soften
  3. could
  4. h
  5. walk
  6. t
  7. t
  8. castle
  9. k
  10. lamb
  11. g
  12. w
  13. g
  14. kneel
  15. l
  16. b
  17. w
  18. w
  19. k
  20. l
  21. h
  22. knife
  23. comb
  24. listen
  25. g
  26. w
  27. rhino
  28. w
  29. g
  30. l
  31. w
  32. b
  33. wrap
  34. knot
  35. t
  36. h
  37. b
  38. b
  39. knight
  40. h

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