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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 276 · 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 “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) half (c) kneel
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) reign (c) knit
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) walk (c) knob
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) sword (c) comb
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) knit (c) knob
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) castle (c) debt
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) salmon (c) doubt
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) folk (c) wrap
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) design (c) wrist
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) honest (c) fasten
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d

Answer key

  1. t
  2. l
  3. b
  4. l
  5. kneel
  6. reign
  7. h
  8. walk
  9. h
  10. l
  11. g
  12. l
  13. knit
  14. salmon
  15. k
  16. knot
  17. wrist
  18. k
  19. t
  20. w
  21. b
  22. h
  23. g
  24. w
  25. h
  26. k
  27. wrap
  28. h
  29. knife
  30. l
  31. k
  32. k
  33. g
  34. l
  35. whole
  36. b
  37. l
  38. w
  39. h
  40. g

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