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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 636 · 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 “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) knit
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) knob (c) walk
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) gnat (c) half
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) ghost
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) folk (c) wrap
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) ghost (c) doubt
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) tomb (c) soften
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) walk (c) tomb
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) gnome (c) soften
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) soften (c) reign
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) wrist (c) gnome
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) salmon (c) soften
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) would (c) debt
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) half (c) lamb
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) sword (c) design
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) kneel (c) rhino
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) castle (c) knot
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g

Answer key

  1. t
  2. knit
  3. t
  4. t
  5. k
  6. walk
  7. b
  8. k
  9. half
  10. ghost
  11. wrap
  12. answer
  13. l
  14. knife
  15. tomb
  16. k
  17. soften
  18. w
  19. g
  20. w
  21. h
  22. l
  23. reign
  24. gnome
  25. g
  26. w
  27. h
  28. k
  29. salmon
  30. w
  31. t
  32. h
  33. debt
  34. castle
  35. knot
  36. k
  37. kneel
  38. l
  39. rhino
  40. g

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