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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 790 · 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 “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) plumber (c) knife
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) crumb (c) write
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) half (c) kneel
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) salmon (c) castle
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) wrist (c) folk
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) yolk (c) ghost
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) knight (c) fasten
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) could
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) reign (c) knight
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) wrap (c) reign
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) castle (c) sign
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) ghost (c) yolk

Answer key

  1. l
  2. w
  3. knife
  4. l
  5. b
  6. knit
  7. g
  8. g
  9. w
  10. l
  11. g
  12. sword
  13. t
  14. g
  15. h
  16. w
  17. k
  18. t
  19. g
  20. wrap
  21. wrist
  22. b
  23. yolk
  24. t
  25. b
  26. k
  27. l
  28. k
  29. k
  30. t
  31. whole
  32. could
  33. k
  34. knight
  35. g
  36. l
  37. reign
  38. castle
  39. h
  40. write

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