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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 536 · 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) soften (b) folk (c) foreign
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) write (c) ghost
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) half (c) design
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) half (c) knife
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) sword (c) plumber
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) lamb (c) knight
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) crumb (c) write
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) fasten (c) knob
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) honest (c) knot
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) doubt (c) wrist
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) could
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t

Answer key

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

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