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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 414 · 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 “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) fasten (c) comb
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) reign (c) whole
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) talk (c) wrap
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) wrap (c) wrist
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) could (c) write
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) soften (c) sword
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) rhyme (c) rhino
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) could (c) tomb
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) sign (c) walk
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) gnome (c) folk
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) write (c) salmon
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) would (c) reign
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s

Answer key

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

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