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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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