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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 131 · 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 “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knob (c) would
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) knife (c) folk
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) would
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) soften (c) rhyme
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) knit (c) foreign
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) talk (c) wrap
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) knit (c) talk
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knob (c) doubt
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) soften (c) foreign
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) answer (c) knot
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) walk (c) knight
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) yolk (c) crumb

Answer key

  1. l
  2. knob
  3. folk
  4. l
  5. t
  6. h
  7. g
  8. would
  9. l
  10. rhyme
  11. l
  12. w
  13. t
  14. knit
  15. b
  16. w
  17. w
  18. k
  19. k
  20. k
  21. w
  22. g
  23. l
  24. w
  25. wrap
  26. talk
  27. w
  28. b
  29. k
  30. k
  31. t
  32. l
  33. reign
  34. k
  35. l
  36. h
  37. soften
  38. knot
  39. walk
  40. yolk

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