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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 837 · 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 word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) whole (c) comb
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) tomb (c) sword
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) comb (c) wrap
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) knit (c) ghost
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) crumb (c) listen
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) answer (c) lamb
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) debt (c) knob
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) doubt (c) design
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) sword (c) castle
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) reign (c) soften
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) rhyme (c) talk
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) knit (c) reign
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) answer (c) talk
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) would
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) knob (c) lamb
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) knob (c) answer

Answer key

  1. whistle
  2. l
  3. t
  4. tomb
  5. wrap
  6. k
  7. salmon
  8. g
  9. h
  10. l
  11. k
  12. gnat
  13. castle
  14. whole
  15. knob
  16. k
  17. g
  18. lamb
  19. w
  20. g
  21. w
  22. b
  23. t
  24. kneel
  25. rhyme
  26. b
  27. knit
  28. t
  29. g
  30. w
  31. talk
  32. h
  33. would
  34. w
  35. foreign
  36. w
  37. l
  38. t
  39. h
  40. gnome

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