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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 800 · 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 “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) rhino (c) doubt
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) would (c) could
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knife (c) tomb
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) sign (c) wrap
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) castle (c) knife
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) fasten (c) half
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) yolk (c) could
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) crumb (c) design
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) walk (c) gnat
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) answer (c) half
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) sign (c) could
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) kneel (c) whole
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) folk (c) doubt
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b

Answer key

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

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