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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 521 · 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 “k”? (a) salmon (b) lamb (c) kneel
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) yolk (c) reign
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) knight (c) write
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) walk (c) salmon
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) yolk (c) salmon
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) kneel (c) comb
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) would (c) folk
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) sign (c) honest
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) doubt (b) honest (c) yolk
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) sign (c) rhyme
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) wrist (c) knob
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) wrist (c) debt
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) whole (c) doubt
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k

Answer key

  1. kneel
  2. t
  3. t
  4. yolk
  5. b
  6. k
  7. write
  8. g
  9. w
  10. k
  11. b
  12. k
  13. k
  14. tomb
  15. t
  16. design
  17. k
  18. g
  19. h
  20. whistle
  21. t
  22. foreign
  23. h
  24. w
  25. sign
  26. l
  27. k
  28. k
  29. honest
  30. rhyme
  31. half
  32. l
  33. w
  34. l
  35. wrist
  36. h
  37. w
  38. knife
  39. w
  40. k

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