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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 553 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) whistle (c) knot
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) knot (c) foreign
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) ghost (c) crumb
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) whole (c) knit
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) sign (c) wrap
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) wrap (c) design
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) yolk (c) write
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) knife (c) wrist
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) lamb (c) tomb
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g

Answer key

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

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