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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 101 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) design (c) sign
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) soften (c) folk
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) sword (c) half
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) plumber (c) answer
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) yolk (c) gnome
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) salmon (c) castle
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) kneel (c) whistle
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) tomb
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) rhyme (c) knight
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) ghost (c) doubt
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) tomb (c) design
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) talk (c) fasten
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) sword (c) knight
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) sign (c) knot
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t

Answer key

  1. g
  2. l
  3. crumb
  4. soften
  5. listen
  6. k
  7. h
  8. k
  9. t
  10. w
  11. plumber
  12. yolk
  13. wrap
  14. g
  15. l
  16. w
  17. l
  18. t
  19. t
  20. h
  21. w
  22. whistle
  23. w
  24. tomb
  25. knight
  26. k
  27. k
  28. h
  29. l
  30. h
  31. b
  32. ghost
  33. design
  34. k
  35. talk
  36. g
  37. g
  38. sword
  39. knot
  40. b

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