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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 646 · 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 “k”? (a) half (b) gnome (c) kneel
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) lamb (c) plumber
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) gnome (c) honest
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) yolk (c) rhino
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) whole (c) castle
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) lamb (c) salmon
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) wrap (c) folk
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) fasten (c) rhyme
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) could (c) reign
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knit (c) rhino
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) folk (c) gnat
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) walk (c) knight
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) walk (c) yolk
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) knot (c) yolk
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) listen (c) wrap

Answer key

  1. kneel
  2. wrist
  3. g
  4. l
  5. b
  6. honest
  7. w
  8. h
  9. rhino
  10. w
  11. castle
  12. w
  13. l
  14. l
  15. b
  16. l
  17. l
  18. b
  19. t
  20. lamb
  21. folk
  22. t
  23. k
  24. debt
  25. t
  26. l
  27. t
  28. g
  29. could
  30. k
  31. knit
  32. gnat
  33. walk
  34. fasten
  35. l
  36. yolk
  37. h
  38. k
  39. g
  40. wrap

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