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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 492 · 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.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) debt (c) wrist
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) whole (c) foreign
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) rhino (c) write
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) design (c) ghost
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) folk (c) soften
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) ghost (c) gnat
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) whistle (c) doubt
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) wrap (c) reign
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) walk (c) knight
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) whistle (c) rhyme
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) talk (c) reign
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) rhyme (c) listen
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) listen (c) knife
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) soften
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) kneel (c) fasten
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k

Answer key

  1. w
  2. t
  3. wrist
  4. foreign
  5. k
  6. rhino
  7. crumb
  8. folk
  9. talk
  10. k
  11. doubt
  12. reign
  13. walk
  14. whistle
  15. g
  16. w
  17. h
  18. w
  19. wrap
  20. k
  21. rhyme
  22. b
  23. t
  24. listen
  25. w
  26. l
  27. w
  28. t
  29. g
  30. g
  31. answer
  32. kneel
  33. l
  34. b
  35. h
  36. l
  37. h
  38. l
  39. h
  40. k

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