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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 802 · 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 “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) lamb (c) castle
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) honest (c) crumb
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) listen (c) doubt
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) knife (c) tomb
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) ghost (c) wrist
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) write (c) sign
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knot (c) debt
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) whole (c) crumb
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) folk (c) knob
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) debt (c) answer
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) wrap (c) honest
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) foreign (c) answer
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) salmon (c) wrist
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) half (c) knit
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) tomb (c) knit
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) soften (c) design
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) debt (c) whole
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) design (c) honest

Answer key

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

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