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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 519 · 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 “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) fasten (c) wrap
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) would (c) knot
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) would (c) tomb
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) soften (c) half
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) tomb (c) sign
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knight (c) half
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l

Answer key

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

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