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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 451 · 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) sword (b) folk (c) gnat
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) would (c) answer
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) sword (c) talk
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) fasten (c) foreign
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) answer (c) crumb
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) folk (c) design
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) rhyme (c) listen
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) ghost (c) crumb
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) write (c) fasten
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) knit (c) foreign
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) soften
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) salmon
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) castle
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) kneel (c) ghost
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t

Answer key

  1. folk
  2. would
  3. b
  4. t
  5. talk
  6. fasten
  7. answer
  8. g
  9. t
  10. k
  11. design
  12. l
  13. k
  14. k
  15. h
  16. h
  17. w
  18. w
  19. sword
  20. k
  21. b
  22. ghost
  23. w
  24. b
  25. g
  26. l
  27. write
  28. g
  29. rhino
  30. w
  31. g
  32. knot
  33. k
  34. soften
  35. h
  36. knife
  37. t
  38. b
  39. kneel
  40. b

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