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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 631 · 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) soften (b) knight (c) rhino
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) ghost (c) sign
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) castle
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) whole (c) whistle
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) walk (c) design
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) sword (c) answer
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) knit (c) honest
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) folk (c) whole
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) knot (c) wrist
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) lamb (c) wrap
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) sign (c) knob
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) soften
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) would (c) whistle
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) comb (c) crumb
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) rhyme
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) foreign (c) castle
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m

Answer key

  1. knight
  2. crumb
  3. l
  4. h
  5. w
  6. l
  7. l
  8. castle
  9. k
  10. debt
  11. design
  12. t
  13. folk
  14. l
  15. honest
  16. w
  17. k
  18. whole
  19. t
  20. knot
  21. g
  22. kneel
  23. g
  24. g
  25. knob
  26. g
  27. l
  28. answer
  29. whistle
  30. write
  31. doubt
  32. t
  33. w
  34. g
  35. foreign
  36. k
  37. w
  38. w
  39. h
  40. b

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