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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 563 · 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 “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) ghost (c) folk
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) kneel (c) write
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) soften (c) foreign
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) soften (c) ghost
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) design (c) rhyme
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) honest (c) talk
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) knob (c) would
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) answer (c) fasten
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) wrap (c) soften
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) would (c) design
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) debt (c) doubt
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) kneel (c) foreign
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) fasten (c) castle
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knob (c) whistle
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) rhino (c) knob

Answer key

  1. k
  2. folk
  3. kneel
  4. k
  5. w
  6. w
  7. t
  8. g
  9. rhino
  10. w
  11. b
  12. write
  13. knit
  14. g
  15. honest
  16. rhyme
  17. h
  18. w
  19. answer
  20. k
  21. g
  22. soften
  23. l
  24. k
  25. l
  26. comb
  27. l
  28. gnat
  29. w
  30. t
  31. w
  32. t
  33. k
  34. l
  35. foreign
  36. knight
  37. knob
  38. w
  39. h
  40. would

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