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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 187 · 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 letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) salmon (c) write
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) tomb (c) rhino
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) comb (c) wrap
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) reign (c) could
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) wrist (c) knife
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) reign (c) answer
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) tomb (c) plumber
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) salmon (c) wrap
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) sign (c) comb
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) write (c) tomb
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) debt (c) write
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) ghost (c) write
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) reign (c) honest
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) lamb (c) knife

Answer key

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

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