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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 266 · 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 “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) knight (c) answer
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) whole
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) answer (c) comb
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) lamb (c) knight
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knight (c) gnome
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) could (c) doubt
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knob (c) ghost
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) sign (c) kneel
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) knot (c) gnome
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) would (c) knit
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) castle (c) fasten
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) gnat (c) yolk
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) ghost (c) wrist
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) comb (c) talk

Answer key

  1. t
  2. k
  3. answer
  4. h
  5. doubt
  6. comb
  7. knight
  8. k
  9. t
  10. write
  11. l
  12. b
  13. t
  14. l
  15. could
  16. k
  17. knob
  18. l
  19. l
  20. sign
  21. w
  22. l
  23. plumber
  24. w
  25. l
  26. b
  27. would
  28. w
  29. k
  30. sword
  31. t
  32. w
  33. b
  34. l
  35. yolk
  36. g
  37. l
  38. wrist
  39. b
  40. talk

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