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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 275 · 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 “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) wrap (c) design
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) reign (c) kneel
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) knife (c) design
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) whole (c) knot
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) walk (c) rhino
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) crumb (c) castle
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) rhyme (c) rhino
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) answer (c) fasten
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) doubt (c) design
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) yolk (c) soften
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knife (c) knob
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) could (c) write
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) half (c) reign
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) comb (c) honest
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) knot (c) comb
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) wrist (c) doubt
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f

Answer key

  1. t
  2. k
  3. design
  4. kneel
  5. w
  6. g
  7. k
  8. tomb
  9. l
  10. debt
  11. k
  12. h
  13. rhino
  14. crumb
  15. k
  16. half
  17. k
  18. l
  19. w
  20. w
  21. fasten
  22. t
  23. knife
  24. b
  25. w
  26. yolk
  27. t
  28. reign
  29. t
  30. write
  31. k
  32. listen
  33. k
  34. honest
  35. comb
  36. l
  37. w
  38. h
  39. could
  40. g

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