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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 538 · 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) knight (b) would (c) knife
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) write (c) foreign
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) reign (c) could
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) rhino (c) knit
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) whole (c) plumber
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knight (c) comb
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) listen (c) answer
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) soften (c) comb
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) folk (c) rhyme
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) knit (c) gnome
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) salmon (c) knob
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) could (c) reign
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) lamb (c) write
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) walk (c) fasten
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) kneel (c) debt

Answer key

  1. would
  2. k
  3. salmon
  4. w
  5. t
  6. l
  7. g
  8. t
  9. w
  10. t
  11. h
  12. w
  13. reign
  14. k
  15. l
  16. l
  17. knit
  18. w
  19. t
  20. design
  21. g
  22. l
  23. g
  24. w
  25. knight
  26. answer
  27. soften
  28. l
  29. l
  30. b
  31. folk
  32. b
  33. l
  34. gnome
  35. knob
  36. t
  37. knife
  38. lamb
  39. walk
  40. debt

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