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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 531 · 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 “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) listen (c) gnat
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) crumb (c) write
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) half (c) wrap
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) walk
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) talk (c) answer
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) ghost (c) whole
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) kneel (c) tomb
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) honest (c) knife
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) ghost (c) knife
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) castle (c) knit
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) rhyme (c) comb
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) doubt (c) knot
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) soften (c) gnome

Answer key

  1. k
  2. h
  3. knight
  4. w
  5. crumb
  6. g
  7. w
  8. t
  9. h
  10. l
  11. w
  12. k
  13. w
  14. b
  15. castle
  16. w
  17. walk
  18. gnome
  19. g
  20. t
  21. b
  22. l
  23. whole
  24. t
  25. w
  26. l
  27. t
  28. kneel
  29. w
  30. honest
  31. g
  32. h
  33. ghost
  34. t
  35. knit
  36. would
  37. g
  38. t
  39. doubt
  40. knife

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