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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 530 · 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 “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) rhino (c) soften
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) design (c) knot
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) kneel (c) half
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) wrap (c) could
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) design (c) would
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) wrist (c) knot
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) rhino (c) listen
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) sword (c) salmon
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) rhyme (c) sign
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knife (c) half
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) walk (c) design
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g

Answer key

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

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