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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 911 · 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 “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) rhino (c) design
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) knife
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) honest (c) foreign
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) could (c) soften
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) design (c) honest
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) ghost (c) debt
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) soften (c) wrap
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) tomb (c) reign
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) rhino (c) doubt
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) salmon (c) knit
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) whistle (c) knife
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g

Answer key

  1. k
  2. l
  3. k
  4. g
  5. b
  6. h
  7. design
  8. b
  9. answer
  10. t
  11. h
  12. k
  13. foreign
  14. soften
  15. w
  16. g
  17. k
  18. t
  19. honest
  20. t
  21. l
  22. walk
  23. plumber
  24. b
  25. k
  26. h
  27. reign
  28. l
  29. l
  30. w
  31. doubt
  32. rhino
  33. h
  34. l
  35. w
  36. w
  37. k
  38. knife
  39. h
  40. g

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