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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 681 · 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 “t”? (a) kneel (b) whistle (c) knife
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) comb (c) wrap
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) ghost (c) folk
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) folk (c) ghost
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) reign (c) castle
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) plumber (c) talk
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) soften (c) knot
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) soften (c) gnat
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) wrist (c) salmon
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) rhino (c) castle
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) half (c) ghost
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) doubt (c) gnat
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t

Answer key

  1. whistle
  2. knit
  3. w
  4. folk
  5. ghost
  6. reign
  7. l
  8. k
  9. l
  10. l
  11. b
  12. w
  13. b
  14. k
  15. g
  16. b
  17. k
  18. w
  19. plumber
  20. l
  21. t
  22. honest
  23. b
  24. l
  25. h
  26. g
  27. yolk
  28. k
  29. g
  30. w
  31. b
  32. rhino
  33. knob
  34. w
  35. h
  36. crumb
  37. doubt
  38. t
  39. w
  40. t

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