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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 539 · 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) f (b) k (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) reign (c) answer
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) would
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) soften (c) rhyme
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) listen (c) answer
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) would (c) yolk
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) whistle (c) ghost
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) knife (c) yolk
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) kneel (c) whole
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) knob (c) wrap
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) gnat (c) half
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b

Answer key

  1. k
  2. l
  3. k
  4. k
  5. h
  6. l
  7. t
  8. reign
  9. fasten
  10. w
  11. g
  12. rhyme
  13. l
  14. h
  15. w
  16. b
  17. w
  18. g
  19. g
  20. listen
  21. honest
  22. w
  23. knot
  24. h
  25. yolk
  26. t
  27. t
  28. b
  29. l
  30. t
  31. b
  32. kneel
  33. wrap
  34. l
  35. t
  36. knit
  37. k
  38. l
  39. g
  40. k

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