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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 141 · 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 “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knit (c) gnat
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) foreign (c) sword
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) gnome (c) rhyme
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) knit (c) talk
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) debt (c) write
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) yolk (c) soften
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) honest (c) lamb
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) wrist (c) kneel
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) knight (c) crumb
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) castle (c) salmon
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) knob (c) salmon
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) answer (c) ghost
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) could (c) tomb
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) whole (c) wrap
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) knot (c) whole
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c

Answer key

  1. w
  2. knit
  3. l
  4. k
  5. foreign
  6. gnome
  7. talk
  8. l
  9. b
  10. h
  11. write
  12. w
  13. g
  14. l
  15. soften
  16. honest
  17. k
  18. b
  19. kneel
  20. t
  21. crumb
  22. castle
  23. h
  24. k
  25. l
  26. salmon
  27. b
  28. l
  29. ghost
  30. could
  31. k
  32. l
  33. w
  34. lamb
  35. w
  36. w
  37. k
  38. knot
  39. k
  40. l

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