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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 522 · 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 “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) lamb (c) knob
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) ghost (c) answer
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) soften (c) answer
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knight (c) comb
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knife (c) knight
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) salmon (c) crumb
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) answer (c) honest
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) plumber (c) knit
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) honest (c) comb
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) wrist (c) yolk
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) kneel (c) knot
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) rhino (c) would
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) rhino (c) comb
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) reign (c) walk
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) wrist (c) fasten
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b

Answer key

  1. w
  2. k
  3. wrap
  4. answer
  5. w
  6. g
  7. soften
  8. k
  9. t
  10. knight
  11. would
  12. t
  13. b
  14. l
  15. w
  16. knot
  17. honest
  18. w
  19. plumber
  20. b
  21. h
  22. comb
  23. l
  24. yolk
  25. g
  26. sword
  27. t
  28. h
  29. b
  30. rhino
  31. k
  32. t
  33. l
  34. k
  35. kneel
  36. whistle
  37. w
  38. half
  39. k
  40. b

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