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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 673 · 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 letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) would (c) knight
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) folk (c) write
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knot (c) wrist
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) foreign (c) knot
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) tomb (c) knight
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) rhyme (c) castle
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) rhyme
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) reign (c) knife
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) design (c) rhino
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) walk (c) comb
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g

Answer key

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

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