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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 372 · 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 “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) honest (c) crumb
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) gnat (c) walk
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) write (c) knot
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) rhino (c) whole
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) half (c) knight
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) yolk (c) knot
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) sword (c) wrap
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) would
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) wrist (c) crumb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) knob (c) listen
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) talk (c) tomb
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) would (c) knob
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) whole (c) lamb
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) sign (c) walk
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) foreign (c) knit
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n

Answer key

  1. l
  2. b
  3. w
  4. honest
  5. gnat
  6. w
  7. t
  8. write
  9. plumber
  10. g
  11. h
  12. k
  13. w
  14. l
  15. knight
  16. w
  17. k
  18. yolk
  19. folk
  20. would
  21. g
  22. w
  23. wrist
  24. listen
  25. w
  26. talk
  27. knob
  28. lamb
  29. sign
  30. k
  31. t
  32. t
  33. w
  34. h
  35. g
  36. l
  37. k
  38. knit
  39. l
  40. k

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