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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 286 · 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 “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) sword (c) foreign
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) would (c) sword
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) folk (c) knot
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knob (c) whole
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) foreign (c) gnat
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) gnome (c) castle
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) tomb (c) wrap
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) yolk (c) wrist
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) sign (c) answer
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) ghost (c) knight
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) honest (c) fasten
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) whistle (c) wrap
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f

Answer key

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

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