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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 621 · 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 “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) honest (c) fasten
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) rhyme
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) half (c) kneel
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) honest (c) wrist
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) reign (c) talk
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) kneel (c) write
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) knot (c) folk
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) fasten (c) reign
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) honest (c) rhino
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) answer (c) folk
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) could (c) wrap
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) salmon (c) answer
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) tomb (c) answer
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r

Answer key

  1. g
  2. could
  3. k
  4. soften
  5. w
  6. k
  7. w
  8. t
  9. k
  10. l
  11. t
  12. t
  13. kneel
  14. foreign
  15. k
  16. w
  17. t
  18. w
  19. w
  20. w
  21. talk
  22. write
  23. folk
  24. reign
  25. salmon
  26. k
  27. g
  28. g
  29. lamb
  30. l
  31. l
  32. b
  33. h
  34. wrap
  35. answer
  36. l
  37. b
  38. h
  39. tomb
  40. g

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