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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 499 · 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 word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) castle (c) yolk
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) talk (c) ghost
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) gnome (c) fasten
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) crumb (c) half
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) walk (c) foreign
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) fasten (c) wrist
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knight (c) knob
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) wrap (c) whistle
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) walk (c) comb
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) rhino (c) wrist
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) tomb (c) rhino
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) would
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) comb (b) wrap (c) honest
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) reign (c) yolk
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c

Answer key

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

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