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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 327 · 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 “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) sign (c) answer
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) honest (c) walk
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) folk (c) design
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) talk (c) honest
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) tomb (c) answer
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) salmon (c) gnat
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) knight
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f

Answer key

  1. t
  2. w
  3. k
  4. l
  5. h
  6. b
  7. t
  8. k
  9. knob
  10. b
  11. k
  12. w
  13. k
  14. k
  15. w
  16. w
  17. w
  18. walk
  19. folk
  20. h
  21. t
  22. k
  23. w
  24. g
  25. talk
  26. k
  27. t
  28. w
  29. k
  30. tomb
  31. k
  32. t
  33. k
  34. l
  35. gnat
  36. b
  37. wrap
  38. g
  39. g
  40. l

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