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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 839 · 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) knife (b) whistle (c) rhino
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) fasten (c) reign
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) plumber (c) gnome
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) ghost (c) plumber
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) listen (c) could
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) salmon (c) design
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) whole (c) kneel
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) comb (c) would
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knit (c) listen
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) knife (c) wrap
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) walk (c) rhyme
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) folk (c) honest
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) whole (c) knight
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) comb (c) castle
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) design (c) half

Answer key

  1. whistle
  2. k
  3. g
  4. wrist
  5. castle
  6. l
  7. k
  8. g
  9. l
  10. knot
  11. l
  12. w
  13. listen
  14. t
  15. l
  16. h
  17. b
  18. k
  19. g
  20. l
  21. design
  22. b
  23. l
  24. k
  25. whole
  26. g
  27. would
  28. h
  29. knit
  30. walk
  31. w
  32. w
  33. b
  34. gnat
  35. plumber
  36. knight
  37. comb
  38. t
  39. w
  40. half

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