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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 727 · 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) half (b) answer (c) knit
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) plumber (c) knight
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) wrist (c) lamb
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) rhino (c) sign
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) castle (b) lamb (c) rhyme
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) sign (c) kneel
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) comb (c) knob
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) salmon
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) reign (c) whole
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) walk (c) knife
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) reign (c) sword
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) ghost (c) would
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d

Answer key

  1. half
  2. k
  3. b
  4. g
  5. knight
  6. k
  7. wrist
  8. t
  9. b
  10. rhino
  11. rhyme
  12. kneel
  13. knob
  14. w
  15. salmon
  16. g
  17. whole
  18. b
  19. g
  20. walk
  21. k
  22. sword
  23. g
  24. b
  25. l
  26. w
  27. h
  28. l
  29. l
  30. would
  31. w
  32. k
  33. h
  34. g
  35. w
  36. k
  37. h
  38. l
  39. w
  40. l

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