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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 703 · 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 “l”? (a) honest (b) knob (c) talk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) rhyme (c) soften
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) castle (c) fasten
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) answer (c) kneel
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) plumber (c) talk
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) gnat (c) plumber
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) rhino (c) sign
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) listen (c) would
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knight (c) half
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) sign (c) answer
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s

Answer key

  1. talk
  2. k
  3. h
  4. w
  5. g
  6. h
  7. w
  8. rhyme
  9. w
  10. b
  11. l
  12. b
  13. l
  14. gnat
  15. answer
  16. plumber
  17. knife
  18. b
  19. rhino
  20. l
  21. h
  22. listen
  23. g
  24. w
  25. g
  26. b
  27. knight
  28. h
  29. b
  30. k
  31. k
  32. g
  33. g
  34. w
  35. t
  36. w
  37. w
  38. sign
  39. l
  40. t

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