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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 675 · 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 “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) rhino (c) listen
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) honest (c) tomb
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) kneel (c) reign
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) knight (c) sword
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) whole (c) design
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) wrist (c) honest
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) could (c) kneel
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) sign (c) whistle
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) doubt (c) wrap
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) sword (c) design
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) foreign (c) whistle
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) rhino (c) debt
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) could (c) knob
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) knife (c) reign
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r

Answer key

  1. l
  2. answer
  3. h
  4. tomb
  5. k
  6. reign
  7. sword
  8. whole
  9. b
  10. g
  11. t
  12. yolk
  13. kneel
  14. l
  15. g
  16. w
  17. knob
  18. l
  19. wrap
  20. k
  21. k
  22. t
  23. b
  24. design
  25. w
  26. l
  27. whistle
  28. debt
  29. b
  30. l
  31. w
  32. h
  33. h
  34. w
  35. l
  36. w
  37. w
  38. could
  39. soften
  40. b

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