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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 516 · 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) knife (b) walk (c) foreign
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) write (c) fasten
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) debt (c) could
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) knit (c) could
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) wrap (c) sign
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) knob (c) sword
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) soften (c) whole
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) plumber (c) yolk
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) whistle (c) knife
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) could (c) crumb
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) yolk (c) fasten
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) would (c) castle

Answer key

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

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