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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. w
  2. k
  3. k
  4. comb
  5. l
  6. w
  7. gnat
  8. k
  9. wrap
  10. b
  11. w
  12. knot
  13. w
  14. w
  15. t
  16. l
  17. k
  18. g
  19. w
  20. g
  21. knight
  22. w
  23. kneel
  24. yolk
  25. w
  26. walk
  27. l
  28. k
  29. l
  30. answer
  31. write
  32. l
  33. l
  34. h
  35. g
  36. l
  37. b
  38. soften
  39. design
  40. g

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