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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 397 · 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) crumb
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) could (c) rhino
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) listen (c) walk
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) foreign (c) walk
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) gnome (c) knit
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) honest (c) sword
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) soften (c) folk
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) whistle (c) knob
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) gnat (c) design
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) ghost (c) could
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) write (c) folk
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) gnat (c) comb
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s

Answer key

  1. yolk
  2. g
  3. b
  4. b
  5. knot
  6. rhyme
  7. b
  8. walk
  9. h
  10. l
  11. answer
  12. knife
  13. k
  14. b
  15. b
  16. t
  17. t
  18. w
  19. g
  20. folk
  21. w
  22. h
  23. g
  24. k
  25. whistle
  26. l
  27. w
  28. g
  29. g
  30. w
  31. k
  32. w
  33. k
  34. k
  35. tomb
  36. could
  37. write
  38. whole
  39. l
  40. w

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