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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 762 · 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 “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) whole
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) foreign (c) knot
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) answer
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) salmon (c) knife
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) whole (c) knife
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) salmon (c) tomb
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) lamb (c) sign
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) wrap (c) rhyme
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) design (c) kneel
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) wrap (c) rhino
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) soften (c) foreign
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) could (c) fasten
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) ghost (c) wrap
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) gnat (c) rhino
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c

Answer key

  1. t
  2. b
  3. h
  4. whole
  5. k
  6. knot
  7. knight
  8. t
  9. l
  10. l
  11. knife
  12. w
  13. g
  14. foreign
  15. tomb
  16. sign
  17. w
  18. rhyme
  19. l
  20. k
  21. b
  22. l
  23. b
  24. kneel
  25. wrap
  26. h
  27. l
  28. b
  29. w
  30. g
  31. soften
  32. fasten
  33. k
  34. walk
  35. l
  36. t
  37. l
  38. rhino
  39. k
  40. t

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