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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 428 · 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 “w”? (a) wrap (b) gnome (c) half
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knight (c) lamb
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) knife (c) design
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) could (c) whistle
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) sign (c) knife
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) design (c) knit
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) listen (c) knob
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l

Answer key

  1. wrap
  2. l
  3. t
  4. h
  5. knight
  6. k
  7. k
  8. h
  9. k
  10. w
  11. w
  12. g
  13. l
  14. design
  15. h
  16. whistle
  17. w
  18. k
  19. w
  20. b
  21. l
  22. w
  23. t
  24. k
  25. b
  26. soften
  27. w
  28. b
  29. t
  30. k
  31. l
  32. g
  33. g
  34. l
  35. knit
  36. listen
  37. k
  38. g
  39. k
  40. l

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