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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 525 · 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 “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) kneel (c) plumber
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) fasten (c) honest
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) design (c) knit
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) rhino (c) plumber
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) answer (c) knife
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) answer (c) rhino
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) knife (c) reign
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) whistle (c) salmon
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) would (c) foreign
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) soften (c) foreign
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) answer (c) listen
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) folk (c) rhino
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) knot (c) honest
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) foreign (c) answer
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) design (c) salmon
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l

Answer key

  1. w
  2. w
  3. h
  4. k
  5. soften
  6. h
  7. k
  8. g
  9. doubt
  10. would
  11. plumber
  12. t
  13. k
  14. t
  15. g
  16. k
  17. w
  18. g
  19. could
  20. castle
  21. b
  22. w
  23. knife
  24. b
  25. l
  26. h
  27. whistle
  28. foreign
  29. wrist
  30. w
  31. h
  32. listen
  33. folk
  34. g
  35. honest
  36. g
  37. t
  38. knot
  39. salmon
  40. l

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