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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. walk
  2. t
  3. t
  4. plumber
  5. k
  6. honest
  7. l
  8. listen
  9. t
  10. b
  11. t
  12. b
  13. foreign
  14. l
  15. g
  16. w
  17. yolk
  18. t
  19. h
  20. sword
  21. wrist
  22. w
  23. l
  24. lamb
  25. half
  26. b
  27. w
  28. w
  29. l
  30. k
  31. g
  32. g
  33. knot
  34. ghost
  35. knife
  36. knight
  37. w
  38. could
  39. g
  40. answer

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