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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 253 · 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 “k”? (a) listen (b) knit (c) half
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) fasten (c) crumb
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) write (c) knit
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) half (c) plumber
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) knit (c) wrap
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) yolk
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) half (c) answer
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) answer (c) tomb
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) honest (c) wrap
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) lamb (c) knot
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f

Answer key

  1. knit
  2. l
  3. g
  4. crumb
  5. w
  6. w
  7. t
  8. w
  9. write
  10. w
  11. t
  12. k
  13. plumber
  14. w
  15. b
  16. l
  17. walk
  18. comb
  19. w
  20. t
  21. b
  22. t
  23. half
  24. tomb
  25. w
  26. b
  27. g
  28. wrap
  29. b
  30. g
  31. h
  32. l
  33. g
  34. t
  35. l
  36. h
  37. l
  38. g
  39. lamb
  40. t

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