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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 529 · 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 “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) gnome (c) yolk
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) salmon (c) rhyme
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) rhino (c) walk
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) tomb (c) sign
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) tomb (c) gnat
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) gnat (c) answer
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) soften (c) half
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) knit (c) yolk
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) rhyme (c) wrap
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) talk (c) debt
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) tomb (c) rhino
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g

Answer key

  1. k
  2. gnome
  3. k
  4. knit
  5. k
  6. h
  7. lamb
  8. whole
  9. k
  10. g
  11. l
  12. g
  13. w
  14. g
  15. k
  16. b
  17. l
  18. write
  19. t
  20. w
  21. g
  22. answer
  23. half
  24. h
  25. yolk
  26. rhyme
  27. w
  28. h
  29. t
  30. talk
  31. b
  32. wrist
  33. t
  34. b
  35. h
  36. b
  37. k
  38. g
  39. l
  40. g

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