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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 956 · 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 “k”? (a) crumb (b) write (c) knight
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) rhino (c) fasten
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) write (c) comb
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) yolk (c) answer
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) rhino (c) knit
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) knob (c) gnome
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) plumber (c) knife
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) wrist (c) kneel
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) answer (c) knob
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) salmon (c) whistle
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) rhyme (c) soften
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) knot (c) sign
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r

Answer key

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

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