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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 918 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) kneel (c) answer
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) castle (c) kneel
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) knight (c) rhino
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) whole (c) fasten
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) talk
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) whistle (c) design
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knight (c) foreign
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) knot (c) sword
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) fasten (c) yolk
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) sword (c) talk
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) walk (c) knit
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) listen (c) lamb
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) folk (c) sign
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knob (c) half
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) comb (c) ghost
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) foreign (c) folk
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) write (c) comb

Answer key

  1. g
  2. t
  3. l
  4. h
  5. answer
  6. k
  7. kneel
  8. knight
  9. fasten
  10. gnat
  11. whistle
  12. l
  13. write
  14. w
  15. t
  16. w
  17. h
  18. g
  19. g
  20. k
  21. tomb
  22. l
  23. h
  24. design
  25. sword
  26. walk
  27. listen
  28. sign
  29. w
  30. w
  31. knob
  32. g
  33. yolk
  34. folk
  35. h
  36. b
  37. b
  38. t
  39. w
  40. could

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