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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 725 · 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) gnome (b) knight (c) walk
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) knob (c) could
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) salmon (c) folk
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) listen (c) wrap
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) rhyme (c) talk
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) listen (c) write
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) knight (c) whole
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) crumb (c) listen
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) sword (c) gnat
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) foreign
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) sign (c) knife
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) yolk (c) folk
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) comb (c) rhino

Answer key

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

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