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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 659 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) sword (c) foreign
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) whistle (c) answer
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) whole (c) salmon
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) folk (c) sword
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) salmon (c) knight
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knit (c) fasten
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) ghost (c) yolk
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) tomb (c) wrist
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) soften (c) design
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) walk (c) lamb
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) half (c) soften
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) listen (c) rhyme
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) knob
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) half (c) write

Answer key

  1. h
  2. k
  3. foreign
  4. l
  5. h
  6. l
  7. knife
  8. l
  9. knob
  10. sword
  11. h
  12. w
  13. h
  14. b
  15. salmon
  16. knit
  17. g
  18. k
  19. w
  20. yolk
  21. l
  22. g
  23. g
  24. l
  25. tomb
  26. t
  27. design
  28. lamb
  29. b
  30. t
  31. soften
  32. b
  33. rhyme
  34. fasten
  35. w
  36. w
  37. l
  38. b
  39. b
  40. write

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