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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 610 · 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 “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) rhino (c) could
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) wrist (c) doubt
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) gnome (c) knot
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) foreign (c) sword
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) fasten
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) walk (c) doubt
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) sign (c) crumb
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) knot (c) wrist
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) whole
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) knit (c) plumber
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) reign (c) whole
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) whistle (c) gnat
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l

Answer key

  1. g
  2. k
  3. could
  4. l
  5. wrist
  6. k
  7. w
  8. g
  9. b
  10. t
  11. g
  12. gnome
  13. g
  14. g
  15. l
  16. g
  17. w
  18. k
  19. sword
  20. w
  21. w
  22. wrap
  23. doubt
  24. h
  25. sign
  26. l
  27. b
  28. knot
  29. knit
  30. w
  31. h
  32. l
  33. t
  34. plumber
  35. kneel
  36. l
  37. k
  38. b
  39. gnat
  40. l

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