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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 585 · 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 word has a silent “h”? (a) doubt (b) rhino (c) castle
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) doubt (c) wrist
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) gnome (c) knot
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) foreign (c) half
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) could
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) yolk (c) reign
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) knife (c) ghost
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knight (c) answer
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) salmon (c) sword
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) kneel (c) answer
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) rhino (c) soften
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) write (c) debt
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) doubt
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) rhino (c) yolk
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) reign (c) knit
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) whistle (c) half
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r

Answer key

  1. rhino
  2. doubt
  3. knot
  4. t
  5. k
  6. half
  7. l
  8. could
  9. w
  10. reign
  11. t
  12. g
  13. ghost
  14. knight
  15. k
  16. l
  17. sword
  18. b
  19. t
  20. k
  21. b
  22. l
  23. l
  24. answer
  25. g
  26. soften
  27. g
  28. t
  29. write
  30. k
  31. k
  32. g
  33. h
  34. knife
  35. b
  36. yolk
  37. plumber
  38. whistle
  39. l
  40. g

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