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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 573 · 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 “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) gnome (c) kneel
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) half (c) gnat
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) wrist (c) knot
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) gnat (c) lamb
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) answer (c) knot
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) crumb (c) wrap
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) salmon (c) foreign
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) rhyme
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) ghost (c) knit
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) debt (c) ghost
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) whole (c) knight
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) knob (c) fasten
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n

Answer key

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

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