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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 638 · 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 “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) gnat (c) talk
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) sign (c) lamb
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) knight (c) answer
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) answer (c) rhyme
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) answer (c) folk
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) debt (c) knit
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) salmon (c) knight
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) castle (c) would
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) knit (c) listen
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) sign (c) knob
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) comb (c) ghost
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) doubt (b) rhino (c) sign
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b

Answer key

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

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