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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 245 · 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 word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) yolk (c) knit
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) salmon (c) whistle
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) sign (c) design
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) knob (c) wrap
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) wrap (c) reign
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) rhino (c) salmon
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) wrist (c) crumb
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) rhino
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knob (c) wrist
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) tomb (c) rhyme
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h

Answer key

  1. yolk
  2. whistle
  3. l
  4. w
  5. h
  6. b
  7. plumber
  8. l
  9. h
  10. k
  11. l
  12. soften
  13. h
  14. w
  15. t
  16. g
  17. reign
  18. t
  19. b
  20. rhino
  21. wrist
  22. k
  23. b
  24. k
  25. knot
  26. b
  27. l
  28. w
  29. w
  30. h
  31. knob
  32. g
  33. k
  34. k
  35. sword
  36. w
  37. g
  38. k
  39. t
  40. w

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