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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 592 · 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 “k”? (a) whole (b) lamb (c) knob
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) rhyme (c) gnat
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) doubt (c) whole
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) reign (c) could
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) listen (c) doubt
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) rhino (c) doubt
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) knit (c) wrist
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) write (c) ghost
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) salmon (c) whole
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) sword (c) fasten
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t

Answer key

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

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