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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 617 · 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 “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) soften (c) knob
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knot (c) comb
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) reign (c) whole
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) fasten (c) would
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) answer (c) gnome
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) half (c) lamb
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) rhyme (c) knit
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) ghost (c) could

Answer key

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

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