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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 907 · 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 “k”? (a) tomb (b) listen (c) knit
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) kneel (c) crumb
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) walk (c) doubt
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) doubt (c) sign
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) wrist
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) half (c) knife
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) castle (c) sword
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) rhyme (c) could
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) honest (c) design
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) lamb (c) crumb
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) knit (c) honest
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) plumber (c) knob
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) talk
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) wrap (c) tomb

Answer key

  1. knit
  2. g
  3. kneel
  4. t
  5. w
  6. h
  7. w
  8. w
  9. doubt
  10. g
  11. l
  12. sign
  13. b
  14. l
  15. w
  16. l
  17. knot
  18. t
  19. b
  20. h
  21. knife
  22. knight
  23. g
  24. t
  25. g
  26. could
  27. h
  28. design
  29. foreign
  30. h
  31. honest
  32. l
  33. w
  34. listen
  35. l
  36. l
  37. talk
  38. g
  39. l
  40. wrap

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