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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 133 · 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 “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) soften (c) knight
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) tomb (c) yolk
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) sword (c) knife
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) would (c) design
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) kneel (c) rhyme
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) honest (c) write
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) tomb (c) doubt
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) whole (c) reign
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) rhyme (c) walk
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) wrist (c) folk
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) salmon
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) knot (c) answer
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b

Answer key

  1. l
  2. k
  3. l
  4. knight
  5. tomb
  6. g
  7. t
  8. knife
  9. w
  10. would
  11. w
  12. b
  13. g
  14. kneel
  15. l
  16. t
  17. w
  18. write
  19. k
  20. wrap
  21. g
  22. g
  23. k
  24. w
  25. h
  26. k
  27. h
  28. t
  29. b
  30. w
  31. reign
  32. walk
  33. l
  34. l
  35. l
  36. folk
  37. salmon
  38. b
  39. half
  40. b

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