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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 556 · 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 “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) write (c) kneel
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knight (c) tomb
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knot (c) comb
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) soften (c) lamb
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) sword (c) listen
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) wrist (c) honest
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knife (c) plumber
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) folk (c) sign
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) wrist (c) ghost
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) knot
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) rhino (c) half
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) tomb (c) gnome
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) ghost (c) talk
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) half (c) whole
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) honest (c) knife
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) ghost (c) crumb

Answer key

  1. k
  2. kneel
  3. knight
  4. would
  5. lamb
  6. t
  7. sword
  8. w
  9. wrist
  10. knife
  11. t
  12. t
  13. w
  14. w
  15. l
  16. b
  17. k
  18. g
  19. w
  20. k
  21. g
  22. t
  23. folk
  24. b
  25. ghost
  26. knot
  27. k
  28. half
  29. tomb
  30. w
  31. h
  32. l
  33. l
  34. k
  35. k
  36. talk
  37. whole
  38. honest
  39. b
  40. answer

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