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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 602 · 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 “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) ghost (c) fasten
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) soften (c) crumb
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) yolk (c) plumber
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) answer (c) kneel
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) gnome (c) yolk
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) fasten (c) rhino
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) knife (c) wrap
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) write (c) knit
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) gnome
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) design (c) kneel
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) wrist (c) crumb
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) soften (c) knob
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) gnome (c) knit
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) whistle (c) sign
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g

Answer key

  1. l
  2. g
  3. ghost
  4. w
  5. soften
  6. l
  7. b
  8. plumber
  9. w
  10. t
  11. l
  12. k
  13. k
  14. l
  15. answer
  16. yolk
  17. rhino
  18. g
  19. t
  20. wrap
  21. l
  22. t
  23. g
  24. b
  25. write
  26. l
  27. comb
  28. l
  29. g
  30. w
  31. w
  32. design
  33. crumb
  34. l
  35. knob
  36. k
  37. k
  38. knit
  39. sign
  40. g

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