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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 795 · 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 “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) comb (c) yolk
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) sign (c) knot
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) knob
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knife (c) could
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) plumber (c) castle
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) knife
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) knob (c) whistle
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) whole (c) castle
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) kneel (c) wrist
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) gnome
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) write (c) yolk
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) sign
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) salmon (c) ghost
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h

Answer key

  1. k
  2. h
  3. wrap
  4. t
  5. l
  6. w
  7. t
  8. g
  9. knot
  10. g
  11. b
  12. k
  13. knob
  14. t
  15. knife
  16. l
  17. h
  18. g
  19. w
  20. castle
  21. fasten
  22. w
  23. whistle
  24. w
  25. sign
  26. l
  27. l
  28. l
  29. b
  30. h
  31. k
  32. l
  33. k
  34. k
  35. gnat
  36. gnome
  37. write
  38. wrist
  39. salmon
  40. l

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