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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 554 · 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 “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) wrist (c) fasten
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knob (c) foreign
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) ghost (c) write
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) would (c) knob
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) answer (c) knight
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) could (c) lamb
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) crumb (c) gnome
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) would (c) debt
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) gnat (c) rhyme
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) knob (c) soften
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) answer (c) honest
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) gnat (c) wrist
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) listen (c) wrap

Answer key

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

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