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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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