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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 696 · 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 “w”? (a) wrist (b) rhino (c) design
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) knight (c) talk
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) yolk (c) fasten
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) yolk (c) gnat
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) soften (c) half
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) yolk (c) knot
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) crumb (c) would
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) knot
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) foreign (c) doubt
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) wrist (c) honest
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) comb (c) kneel

Answer key

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

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