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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 824 · 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 “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) knit (c) crumb
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) design (c) write
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) debt (c) answer
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) rhyme (c) kneel
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) folk (c) gnome
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) whistle (c) knot
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) knob (c) walk
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) would (c) write
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) walk (c) tomb
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) wrap (c) half
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) fasten (c) sword
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) sign (c) debt
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) whole (c) whistle
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) write (c) plumber
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) crumb (c) talk
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h

Answer key

  1. t
  2. k
  3. k
  4. rhino
  5. could
  6. k
  7. h
  8. l
  9. k
  10. t
  11. b
  12. answer
  13. b
  14. g
  15. l
  16. h
  17. l
  18. rhyme
  19. folk
  20. l
  21. l
  22. b
  23. knot
  24. soften
  25. l
  26. b
  27. knob
  28. w
  29. walk
  30. half
  31. sword
  32. b
  33. knife
  34. whistle
  35. g
  36. w
  37. l
  38. write
  39. talk
  40. w

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