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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 97 · 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 “g”? (a) plumber (b) gnat (c) wrist
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) rhino (c) knight
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) whistle (c) salmon
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) fasten (c) knight
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) salmon (c) comb
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) gnome (c) knight
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) lamb (c) design
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) soften (c) salmon
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) talk (c) tomb
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) write (c) folk
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) sign (c) knife
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) soften (c) rhino
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) rhyme (c) wrist
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) wrap (c) sign
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b

Answer key

  1. gnat
  2. h
  3. w
  4. could
  5. g
  6. w
  7. w
  8. foreign
  9. k
  10. k
  11. l
  12. g
  13. half
  14. salmon
  15. knight
  16. g
  17. w
  18. g
  19. g
  20. t
  21. g
  22. l
  23. k
  24. kneel
  25. soften
  26. tomb
  27. folk
  28. knife
  29. b
  30. k
  31. l
  32. rhino
  33. t
  34. w
  35. l
  36. rhyme
  37. b
  38. yolk
  39. w
  40. b

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