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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 633 · 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 “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) would (c) sword
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) knot (c) rhyme
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) knot (c) wrap
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) knit (c) design
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knife (c) folk
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) tomb (c) honest
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) folk (c) knight
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knife (c) answer
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) fasten (c) walk
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) wrap (c) knife
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) wrap (c) talk

Answer key

  1. g
  2. would
  3. half
  4. k
  5. w
  6. l
  7. foreign
  8. l
  9. w
  10. k
  11. b
  12. l
  13. h
  14. k
  15. b
  16. l
  17. t
  18. knit
  19. write
  20. b
  21. k
  22. g
  23. honest
  24. k
  25. l
  26. folk
  27. b
  28. b
  29. l
  30. knife
  31. l
  32. fasten
  33. w
  34. g
  35. b
  36. l
  37. t
  38. wrap
  39. t
  40. talk

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