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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 469 · 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 “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) talk (c) knit
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) ghost (c) wrist
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) walk (c) castle
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) wrist (c) honest
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) plumber (c) soften
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knight (c) foreign
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knit (c) wrap
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) folk (c) answer
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) write (c) lamb
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) salmon (c) crumb
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) could (c) tomb
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) foreign (c) crumb
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) knob (c) knot
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) knob (c) rhino
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) reign (c) whole

Answer key

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

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