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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 98 · 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 letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) castle (b) rhino (c) listen
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) rhyme (c) knife
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) knot (c) salmon
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) sword (c) design
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) answer (c) foreign
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) fasten (c) gnome
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) answer (c) knit
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knight (c) soften
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) tomb (c) foreign
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) knot (c) lamb
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) folk (c) knit
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) sign (c) soften
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s

Answer key

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

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