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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 150 · 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 “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) crumb (c) listen
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) sword (c) honest
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) lamb (c) soften
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) whole (c) tomb
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) wrap (c) knit
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) rhino (c) half
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) answer (c) knight
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) fasten (c) wrap
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) wrist (c) reign
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) lamb (c) knob
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) rhyme (c) talk
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) knob (c) sword
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knot (c) wrap
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) doubt (c) walk
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) comb (c) could

Answer key

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

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