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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 212 · 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 “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) kneel (c) talk
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) listen (c) lamb
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) soften (c) knob
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) ghost (c) comb
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) knight (c) write
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) whole (c) fasten
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) kneel
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) design (c) talk
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) crumb (c) talk
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t

Answer key

  1. t
  2. l
  3. k
  4. write
  5. k
  6. k
  7. listen
  8. l
  9. h
  10. b
  11. l
  12. b
  13. knob
  14. comb
  15. knight
  16. l
  17. fasten
  18. k
  19. w
  20. l
  21. w
  22. l
  23. k
  24. w
  25. g
  26. kneel
  27. talk
  28. w
  29. k
  30. w
  31. foreign
  32. l
  33. l
  34. g
  35. k
  36. w
  37. b
  38. t
  39. t
  40. t

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