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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 954 · 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 “t”? (a) gnome (b) rhyme (c) fasten
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) soften (c) foreign
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) sword (c) ghost
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) lamb
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) half (c) whole
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) ghost (c) folk
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) write (c) could
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) ghost (c) knot
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knit (c) soften
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) sign (c) knob
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) kneel (c) salmon
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) rhino (c) answer
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) kneel (c) ghost
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) castle (b) foreign (c) rhino
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) rhino (c) salmon
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l

Answer key

  1. fasten
  2. l
  3. wrap
  4. k
  5. h
  6. sword
  7. k
  8. b
  9. b
  10. lamb
  11. whole
  12. k
  13. folk
  14. g
  15. w
  16. w
  17. l
  18. w
  19. could
  20. ghost
  21. knit
  22. t
  23. k
  24. t
  25. g
  26. t
  27. knob
  28. w
  29. t
  30. design
  31. l
  32. w
  33. answer
  34. k
  35. t
  36. l
  37. kneel
  38. rhino
  39. salmon
  40. l

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