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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 874 · 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 “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) wrap (c) whistle
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) kneel (c) soften
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) castle (b) honest (c) yolk
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) plumber (c) sign
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) half (c) knight
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) rhino (c) knife
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) ghost (c) whole
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) sword (c) listen
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) wrist
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) design (c) kneel
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) listen
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) salmon (c) crumb
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) write (c) crumb
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) folk (c) knot
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t

Answer key

  1. w
  2. k
  3. b
  4. whistle
  5. gnome
  6. honest
  7. plumber
  8. half
  9. l
  10. rhino
  11. w
  12. g
  13. l
  14. whole
  15. sword
  16. t
  17. k
  18. t
  19. k
  20. h
  21. wrist
  22. kneel
  23. listen
  24. w
  25. g
  26. crumb
  27. g
  28. walk
  29. k
  30. t
  31. l
  32. write
  33. k
  34. h
  35. l
  36. b
  37. g
  38. l
  39. l
  40. w

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