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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 721 · 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 “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) comb (c) listen
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) sword (c) ghost
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) knit (c) answer
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) whistle (c) lamb
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) sword (c) knight
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) crumb (c) knot
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) could (c) gnome
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) reign (c) could
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) soften (c) gnat
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) tomb (c) half
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knife (c) castle
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) half (c) tomb
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) soften (c) salmon
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) talk (c) crumb
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) walk (c) reign
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k

Answer key

  1. k
  2. w
  3. listen
  4. w
  5. g
  6. h
  7. l
  8. w
  9. l
  10. ghost
  11. answer
  12. lamb
  13. sword
  14. wrist
  15. could
  16. k
  17. w
  18. w
  19. soften
  20. b
  21. k
  22. gnat
  23. b
  24. b
  25. half
  26. knife
  27. g
  28. t
  29. b
  30. t
  31. knot
  32. w
  33. b
  34. k
  35. g
  36. w
  37. honest
  38. reign
  39. walk
  40. k

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