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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 769 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) half (c) gnome
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) debt (c) sign
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) knit (c) walk
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) reign (c) write
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) design (c) debt
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) could (b) knot (c) rhino
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) half (c) comb
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) could (c) listen
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) kneel (c) gnat
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) knob (c) reign
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knob (c) fasten
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) answer (c) knife
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) salmon (c) wrist
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n

Answer key

  1. w
  2. knit
  3. k
  4. b
  5. sign
  6. w
  7. walk
  8. g
  9. ghost
  10. l
  11. g
  12. h
  13. folk
  14. h
  15. g
  16. rhino
  17. g
  18. l
  19. k
  20. l
  21. k
  22. comb
  23. listen
  24. gnat
  25. g
  26. g
  27. l
  28. half
  29. knob
  30. k
  31. k
  32. b
  33. plumber
  34. w
  35. wrist
  36. t
  37. w
  38. l
  39. w
  40. k

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