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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 720 · 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 “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) crumb (c) design
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) knot (c) rhyme
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) would (c) tomb
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) walk (c) honest
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) knot (c) foreign
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) ghost (c) half
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) whole (c) would
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) comb (c) plumber
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) knight (c) lamb
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) reign (c) doubt
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) answer (c) design
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) half (c) gnat
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) salmon (c) rhyme
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) rhyme (c) doubt
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d

Answer key

  1. w
  2. yolk
  3. k
  4. talk
  5. t
  6. would
  7. l
  8. g
  9. g
  10. walk
  11. foreign
  12. t
  13. w
  14. sword
  15. knife
  16. g
  17. k
  18. h
  19. b
  20. h
  21. b
  22. h
  23. w
  24. w
  25. honest
  26. lamb
  27. knight
  28. h
  29. w
  30. soften
  31. half
  32. w
  33. w
  34. k
  35. w
  36. l
  37. rhyme
  38. knob
  39. b
  40. l

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