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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 283 · 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 “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) soften (c) talk
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) sword (c) knife
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) kneel (c) honest
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) fasten (c) would
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) fasten (c) rhino
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) design (c) answer
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) knob (c) design
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) wrist (c) knife
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) could (c) wrist
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) folk (c) crumb
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g

Answer key

  1. w
  2. t
  3. talk
  4. sword
  5. w
  6. l
  7. kneel
  8. b
  9. k
  10. g
  11. h
  12. l
  13. would
  14. k
  15. fasten
  16. answer
  17. w
  18. t
  19. design
  20. t
  21. k
  22. b
  23. knife
  24. b
  25. k
  26. l
  27. k
  28. w
  29. l
  30. b
  31. wrist
  32. w
  33. l
  34. folk
  35. w
  36. t
  37. w
  38. b
  39. g
  40. g

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