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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 234 · 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 “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) yolk (c) soften
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) folk (c) doubt
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) plumber (c) knife
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) listen (c) soften
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) design (c) foreign
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) answer (c) lamb
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) honest (c) knife
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) folk (c) gnat
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) listen (c) kneel
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) knit (c) lamb
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) knight (c) walk
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) walk (c) knit
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r

Answer key

  1. l
  2. l
  3. w
  4. yolk
  5. g
  6. l
  7. g
  8. l
  9. l
  10. gnat
  11. plumber
  12. h
  13. b
  14. w
  15. kneel
  16. w
  17. k
  18. soften
  19. answer
  20. w
  21. knife
  22. k
  23. w
  24. b
  25. g
  26. h
  27. folk
  28. t
  29. listen
  30. h
  31. t
  32. knit
  33. t
  34. l
  35. walk
  36. l
  37. rhino
  38. l
  39. b
  40. b

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