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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 838 · 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) k (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) whistle (c) comb
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) foreign (c) knight
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) salmon (c) ghost
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) write (c) sign
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) rhino (c) ghost
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) wrap (c) soften
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) rhyme (c) wrist
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) answer (c) half
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) design (c) rhino
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) kneel (c) gnat
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) answer (c) soften
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h

Answer key

  1. k
  2. l
  3. whistle
  4. knight
  5. lamb
  6. k
  7. g
  8. sign
  9. w
  10. h
  11. yolk
  12. l
  13. w
  14. soften
  15. knit
  16. h
  17. b
  18. t
  19. w
  20. w
  21. l
  22. h
  23. half
  24. l
  25. b
  26. b
  27. k
  28. l
  29. w
  30. w
  31. k
  32. w
  33. g
  34. t
  35. rhino
  36. gnat
  37. design
  38. t
  39. w
  40. l

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