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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. k
  2. h
  3. l
  4. listen
  5. k
  6. h
  7. g
  8. t
  9. k
  10. g
  11. g
  12. l
  13. crumb
  14. g
  15. h
  16. k
  17. honest
  18. gnome
  19. walk
  20. g
  21. b
  22. whistle
  23. b
  24. l
  25. k
  26. w
  27. talk
  28. b
  29. l
  30. b
  31. l
  32. knight
  33. k
  34. b
  35. l
  36. sword
  37. l
  38. h
  39. g
  40. write

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