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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 218 · 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 “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) half (c) soften
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) sign (c) gnome
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) design (c) knife
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) would (c) whole
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) plumber (c) honest
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) write (c) foreign
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) answer (c) design
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) soften (c) gnome
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) knob (c) listen
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knob (c) knight
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) lamb (c) fasten
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) ghost (c) talk
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) foreign
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) could (c) whole
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) doubt
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) kneel (c) could

Answer key

  1. b
  2. l
  3. t
  4. b
  5. g
  6. w
  7. k
  8. w
  9. k
  10. soften
  11. k
  12. half
  13. l
  14. design
  15. g
  16. b
  17. h
  18. l
  19. debt
  20. plumber
  21. k
  22. foreign
  23. t
  24. answer
  25. k
  26. gnome
  27. listen
  28. w
  29. k
  30. w
  31. would
  32. fasten
  33. w
  34. ghost
  35. h
  36. crumb
  37. lamb
  38. folk
  39. k
  40. kneel

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