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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 667 · 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 “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) doubt (c) knight
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) soften (c) rhyme
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) fasten (c) half
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) salmon (c) could
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) comb (c) fasten
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) knob (c) lamb
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) kneel (c) answer
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) sword
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) could (c) honest
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) whole (c) knit
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) design (c) doubt
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) folk (c) soften
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knife (c) fasten
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) doubt (c) walk

Answer key

  1. w
  2. w
  3. knight
  4. gnat
  5. g
  6. w
  7. fasten
  8. k
  9. w
  10. b
  11. b
  12. knot
  13. l
  14. h
  15. w
  16. h
  17. l
  18. t
  19. comb
  20. knob
  21. kneel
  22. t
  23. sword
  24. could
  25. g
  26. knit
  27. b
  28. h
  29. b
  30. doubt
  31. folk
  32. t
  33. h
  34. t
  35. h
  36. knife
  37. b
  38. h
  39. g
  40. walk

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