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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 358 · 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) doubt (b) yolk (c) debt
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) salmon (c) listen
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) talk (c) gnat
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) answer (c) whistle
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knit (c) sign
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) could (c) knob
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) castle (c) comb
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) half (c) listen
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) answer (c) lamb
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) rhyme (c) listen
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) half (c) doubt
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) yolk (c) reign
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) comb
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b

Answer key

  1. yolk
  2. h
  3. k
  4. w
  5. listen
  6. w
  7. l
  8. talk
  9. t
  10. l
  11. k
  12. whistle
  13. k
  14. w
  15. knit
  16. t
  17. h
  18. knob
  19. castle
  20. l
  21. b
  22. k
  23. kneel
  24. h
  25. b
  26. fasten
  27. rhyme
  28. b
  29. l
  30. h
  31. t
  32. k
  33. b
  34. knot
  35. reign
  36. comb
  37. l
  38. g
  39. l
  40. b

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