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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 594 · 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 “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) yolk (c) ghost
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) knob (c) rhyme
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) wrap (c) would
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) would (c) write
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) knight (c) folk
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) design (c) soften
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) castle (c) comb
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) crumb (c) half
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) sword (c) whistle
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) lamb (c) whole
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) castle (c) knight
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b

Answer key

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

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