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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 395 · 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 “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) sign (c) could
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) gnome (c) talk
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) rhyme (c) walk
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) could (c) fasten
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) lamb (c) soften
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) crumb (c) foreign
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) castle (c) knife
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) would (c) knot
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) whistle (c) kneel
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) honest (c) sword
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) doubt (c) knife
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) soften (c) knob
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) wrist
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l

Answer key

  1. w
  2. b
  3. g
  4. crumb
  5. l
  6. k
  7. b
  8. w
  9. k
  10. talk
  11. walk
  12. g
  13. t
  14. fasten
  15. sword
  16. t
  17. w
  18. foreign
  19. b
  20. w
  21. b
  22. knife
  23. knot
  24. k
  25. l
  26. l
  27. kneel
  28. honest
  29. l
  30. doubt
  31. l
  32. w
  33. knob
  34. h
  35. knit
  36. w
  37. l
  38. w
  39. t
  40. l

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