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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 938 · 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 “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) doubt (c) crumb
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) fasten (c) salmon
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) could (c) knight
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) gnat (c) lamb
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) knot (c) sign
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) crumb (c) rhino
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) sign (c) could
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) rhyme (c) ghost
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) soften (c) salmon
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) wrist (c) rhino
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) would (c) wrist
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) design (c) rhino
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) tomb (c) reign
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) whistle (c) rhyme
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) doubt (c) knife
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) fasten (c) half
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m

Answer key

  1. k
  2. k
  3. t
  4. b
  5. wrist
  6. salmon
  7. knight
  8. lamb
  9. t
  10. sign
  11. crumb
  12. could
  13. doubt
  14. h
  15. g
  16. w
  17. soften
  18. g
  19. w
  20. l
  21. t
  22. g
  23. yolk
  24. w
  25. ghost
  26. w
  27. k
  28. design
  29. g
  30. l
  31. reign
  32. t
  33. whistle
  34. b
  35. knife
  36. b
  37. half
  38. w
  39. t
  40. h

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