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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 130 · 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 “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) half (c) knit
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) salmon (c) would
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) comb (c) sign
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) listen (c) gnome
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) knob (c) foreign
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) soften
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) gnome (c) fasten
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) could (c) knot
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) lamb (c) kneel
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) whistle (c) salmon
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n

Answer key

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

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