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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 293 · 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 word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) foreign (c) walk
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) lamb (c) soften
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) whistle (c) kneel
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) answer (c) castle
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) knot (c) tomb
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) soften (c) sword
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) knight (c) crumb
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) reign (c) listen
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) soften (c) whole
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) listen (c) kneel
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) could (c) fasten
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n

Answer key

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

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