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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 940 · 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 “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) sword (c) castle
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) soften (c) sign
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) salmon (c) knife
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) knit (c) reign
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) rhino (c) whole
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) talk (c) salmon
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) knife (c) rhino
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) sign (c) gnome
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knight (c) plumber
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) yolk (c) knot
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) yolk (c) listen

Answer key

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

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