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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 104 · 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 “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) reign (c) knit
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) write (c) talk
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) rhino (c) knife
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) would (c) kneel
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) ghost (c) yolk
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) soften (c) comb
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) wrap (c) rhyme
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) gnat (c) sword
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) gnome (c) half
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) design (c) write
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) lamb (c) answer
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) folk (c) knit
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) knife (c) wrist
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m

Answer key

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

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