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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 716 · 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 “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) sword (c) kneel
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) honest (c) gnome
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) reign
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) lamb (c) answer
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) soften (c) whole
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) could (c) write
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) reign (c) salmon
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) crumb (c) design
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) fasten (c) half
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) knob
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) doubt (c) knife
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) knit (c) yolk
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) knit (c) would
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) crumb (c) folk
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h

Answer key

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

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