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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 609 · 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 “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) gnat (c) soften
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) crumb (c) foreign
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) rhino (c) doubt
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) salmon (c) gnome
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) ghost (c) lamb
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) walk (c) wrist
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) gnome (c) sign
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) comb (c) knight
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) design (c) would
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) whole (c) honest
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) honest (c) answer
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) would (c) knife

Answer key

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

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