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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 679 · 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 “l”? (a) knight (b) half (c) doubt
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) rhyme (c) talk
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) talk (c) soften
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) debt (c) folk
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) kneel (c) castle
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) lamb (c) ghost
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) honest (c) salmon
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) gnome (c) answer
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) yolk (c) gnome
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knot (c) doubt
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) answer (c) honest
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) sign (c) wrist
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) gnome (c) whole
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) foreign (c) talk
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) ghost (c) gnome
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) sword (c) gnat
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) whole (c) rhyme

Answer key

  1. half
  2. rhyme
  3. l
  4. talk
  5. k
  6. answer
  7. castle
  8. w
  9. w
  10. w
  11. l
  12. lamb
  13. l
  14. b
  15. salmon
  16. k
  17. gnome
  18. yolk
  19. knot
  20. l
  21. w
  22. k
  23. honest
  24. h
  25. g
  26. g
  27. k
  28. g
  29. b
  30. k
  31. g
  32. wrist
  33. fasten
  34. foreign
  35. ghost
  36. w
  37. l
  38. b
  39. gnat
  40. whole

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