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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 624 · 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 word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) knob (c) sword
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) listen (c) sign
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knot (c) answer
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) knob (c) would
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) listen (c) wrap
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) foreign (c) sword
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) honest (c) talk
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) walk (c) crumb
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) kneel (c) salmon
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) walk (c) crumb
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) kneel (c) honest
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) could (c) whistle
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) could (b) ghost (c) knit
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) design (c) rhino
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n

Answer key

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

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