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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 718 · 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 “h”? (a) comb (b) would (c) rhino
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) fasten (c) knight
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) gnome (c) would
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) honest (c) yolk
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) sword (c) doubt
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knot (c) sword
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) foreign (c) gnome
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) gnome (c) knob
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) salmon (c) gnome
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) wrap (c) could
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) knife (c) knob
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) comb
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w

Answer key

  1. rhino
  2. knight
  3. w
  4. k
  5. l
  6. g
  7. would
  8. write
  9. doubt
  10. g
  11. b
  12. k
  13. g
  14. t
  15. b
  16. knot
  17. g
  18. w
  19. w
  20. l
  21. h
  22. k
  23. w
  24. b
  25. fasten
  26. b
  27. h
  28. l
  29. listen
  30. comb
  31. castle
  32. b
  33. t
  34. l
  35. b
  36. w
  37. whistle
  38. l
  39. wrap
  40. l

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