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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 264 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) rhino (c) debt
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) sign (c) knife
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) plumber (c) listen
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) wrap (c) plumber
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) castle (c) wrist
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) reign (c) knob
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) wrap (c) could
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) whole (c) rhino
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) whistle (c) lamb
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b

Answer key

  1. l
  2. k
  3. k
  4. t
  5. k
  6. b
  7. l
  8. w
  9. debt
  10. l
  11. t
  12. folk
  13. plumber
  14. g
  15. l
  16. wrap
  17. knit
  18. b
  19. g
  20. w
  21. k
  22. g
  23. t
  24. k
  25. h
  26. g
  27. w
  28. knob
  29. t
  30. g
  31. g
  32. b
  33. l
  34. could
  35. b
  36. g
  37. doubt
  38. l
  39. whistle
  40. b

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