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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 311 · 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 “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) wrap (c) doubt
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) knob (c) design
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) sword (c) design
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) knife
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) honest (c) rhino
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) knife (c) rhino
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) tomb
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knit (c) ghost
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) crumb (c) fasten

Answer key

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

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