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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 63 · 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) crumb (b) would (c) knight
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) rhyme (c) answer
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) write (c) gnome
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) design (c) rhyme
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) fasten (c) design
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) fasten (c) sign
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) whole (c) gnat
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) knit (c) wrist
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) half (c) honest
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w

Answer key

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

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