Silent Letters

It is sometimes difficult to look up a word in a dictionary if it starts with a silent letter. Below are some words which have silent letters a the beginning.

silent k knee know knuckle knock

silent w write wrist wrong wrap

silent g gnat gnaw gnash gnarl

silent p psalm psychic psychology psychiatry

As you can see k is often silent before n w is often silent before r g is often silent before n p is often silent before s
Using these examples try and complete the following exercise: 1. Britain is __ nown for its music. 2. Reading and ___riting. 3. We read __salms and sing hymns in church. 4. Stop _nashing your teeth! 5. __rap up warm in winter. 6. In summer there are lots of __nats in the countryside. 7. General ___nowledge. 8. ___nives and forks. 9. Id like to __rite better. 10. I dont _now how to do it. Some words have silent letters in the middle or at the end. l is often silent before k b is often silent after m n is often silent after m t is often silent after s 1. The yo__k of an egg. 4. Ta___king in your sleep. folk plumber column listen 2. Autum__ leaves. 3. Brush and com__. 5. Fas__en your seatbelt. 6. Lis__en to me!

7. My hands are num__ with cold. 8. Add up this colum___ of figures. www.howtospell.co.uk

silent n autumn damn hymn column

silent d edge hedge Wednesday handsome

silent g gnome gnarl sign resign

silent u guest guess guitar guard building

silent h what when why which whether ghost honest hour while white where rhythm

silent t witch fasten castle watch butcher scratch listen match Christmas mortgage soften often

silent k knife knee knot knitting

handkerchief design badge wedge

foreigner guilty rogue vogue biscuit tongue

silent b lamb thumb numb crumb climbing bomb comb doubt plumber limb debt tomb

silent L almond palm yolk calm salmon calf half chalk talk walk folk www.howtospell.co.uk

silent w wrote write writing wrist wriggle wrinkle whole whole wreck two wrap wrong written