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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 630 · 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 “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) write (c) design
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) salmon (c) soften
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) kneel (c) honest
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) salmon (c) tomb
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) tomb (c) kneel
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) knot (c) doubt
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) sign (c) whole
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) honest (c) knob
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) would (c) honest
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) wrap (c) knife
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) whistle (c) knob
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d

Answer key

  1. w
  2. h
  3. t
  4. design
  5. soften
  6. kneel
  7. w
  8. salmon
  9. k
  10. b
  11. k
  12. b
  13. k
  14. g
  15. t
  16. tomb
  17. k
  18. knot
  19. k
  20. l
  21. h
  22. g
  23. castle
  24. k
  25. talk
  26. b
  27. k
  28. l
  29. w
  30. g
  31. b
  32. w
  33. knit
  34. l
  35. knife
  36. knob
  37. k
  38. b
  39. l
  40. l

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