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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 588 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) gnome (c) knife
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) doubt (b) rhino (c) debt
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) plumber (c) wrist
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) fasten (c) answer
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) ghost (c) listen
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) rhino (c) knob
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) wrist (c) yolk
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) write (c) could
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) knob (c) wrist
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) plumber (c) rhyme
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) rhyme (c) salmon
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) fasten (c) would
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) comb (c) gnat
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p

Answer key

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

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