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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 232 · 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 “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knife (c) whistle
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) kneel
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) salmon (c) knot
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) knob (c) could
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) knife (c) whole
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) ghost (c) answer
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) knob (c) sign
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) write (c) knife
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) crumb
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) doubt (c) sword
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) talk (c) design
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) listen (c) whole
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l

Answer key

  1. b
  2. k
  3. k
  4. knife
  5. t
  6. wrap
  7. salmon
  8. w
  9. l
  10. h
  11. l
  12. g
  13. g
  14. t
  15. b
  16. t
  17. w
  18. g
  19. w
  20. k
  21. t
  22. could
  23. whole
  24. ghost
  25. l
  26. l
  27. b
  28. sign
  29. write
  30. b
  31. rhyme
  32. g
  33. b
  34. w
  35. sword
  36. w
  37. design
  38. t
  39. knit
  40. l

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