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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 601 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) answer (c) kneel
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) could (c) design
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) could (c) knob
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) half (c) knife
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) walk (c) knife
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) whole (c) lamb
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) honest (c) sword
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) comb (b) ghost (c) folk
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) reign (c) rhino
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) could (c) knot
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) sword (c) gnome
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) knob (c) listen
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) honest (c) wrist
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) ghost (c) talk
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) comb (c) soften
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d

Answer key

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

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