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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 834 · 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 “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) plumber (c) foreign
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) sword (c) rhyme
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) design (c) knit
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) rhyme (c) reign
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) ghost (c) would
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) debt (c) wrist
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) tomb
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) doubt (c) salmon
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) listen (c) plumber
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) knit (c) sword
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) soften (c) salmon
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) sword (c) reign
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) comb (c) walk

Answer key

  1. k
  2. k
  3. g
  4. t
  5. k
  6. t
  7. h
  8. h
  9. g
  10. soften
  11. b
  12. l
  13. kneel
  14. w
  15. rhyme
  16. g
  17. talk
  18. ghost
  19. knob
  20. l
  21. k
  22. l
  23. w
  24. t
  25. tomb
  26. doubt
  27. b
  28. h
  29. l
  30. plumber
  31. b
  32. knit
  33. k
  34. h
  35. l
  36. w
  37. salmon
  38. l
  39. reign
  40. walk

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