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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 132 · 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 “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knife (c) wrap
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) reign (c) knob
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) soften (c) could
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) gnome (c) knight
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) honest (c) gnat
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) rhyme (c) half
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) knob (c) crumb
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) whistle (c) lamb
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) kneel (c) whistle
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) debt (c) ghost
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knot (c) gnat
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d

Answer key

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

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