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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 125 · 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 “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) talk (c) sword
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) fasten (c) could
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) rhyme (c) soften
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) rhyme (c) folk
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) lamb (c) gnat
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) lamb (c) could
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) salmon (c) knight
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) folk (c) gnat
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) plumber (c) rhino
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) rhino (c) gnome
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) foreign (c) could
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) whole (c) reign
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) soften (c) design
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) gnome (c) wrist

Answer key

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

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