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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 50 · 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 “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) plumber (c) foreign
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) rhyme (c) could
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) would (c) debt
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) wrap (c) plumber
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) folk (c) reign
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) fasten (c) answer
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) folk (c) knit
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) tomb (c) soften
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) design (c) knot
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) knife (c) sword
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) rhyme (c) write
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) fasten (c) sign
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s

Answer key

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

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