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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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