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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 55 · 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) honest (b) knife (c) walk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) salmon (c) gnome
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) foreign (c) kneel
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) knob
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) could (c) doubt
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) honest
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) fasten
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knit (c) comb
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) whistle (c) comb
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) fasten (c) talk
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) rhino (c) whistle
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) write (c) folk
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) folk (c) write
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) sword (c) sign
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) answer (c) rhyme
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) sword (c) debt
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g

Answer key

  1. walk
  2. l
  3. l
  4. k
  5. l
  6. w
  7. g
  8. t
  9. kneel
  10. b
  11. b
  12. g
  13. k
  14. b
  15. foreign
  16. wrap
  17. h
  18. doubt
  19. honest
  20. k
  21. knob
  22. w
  23. t
  24. w
  25. w
  26. knit
  27. whistle
  28. talk
  29. crumb
  30. tomb
  31. l
  32. k
  33. folk
  34. listen
  35. w
  36. rhyme
  37. sword
  38. k
  39. k
  40. g

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