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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 641 · 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 “w”? (a) doubt (b) soften (c) wrap
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) half (c) tomb
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) debt (c) honest
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) design (c) rhyme
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) debt (c) wrist
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) listen (c) knife
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) sign (c) knot
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) would (c) yolk
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) design (c) kneel
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l

Answer key

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

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