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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 753 · 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 “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) listen (c) debt
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) honest (c) write
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) would (c) write
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) sign (c) sword
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) rhino (c) debt
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) talk (c) doubt
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) debt (c) honest
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) sword (c) tomb
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knit (c) design
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) design (c) wrap
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l

Answer key

  1. l
  2. k
  3. g
  4. g
  5. knife
  6. honest
  7. t
  8. w
  9. l
  10. w
  11. w
  12. rhino
  13. ghost
  14. t
  15. t
  16. answer
  17. talk
  18. k
  19. k
  20. t
  21. debt
  22. sword
  23. w
  24. h
  25. h
  26. l
  27. w
  28. knit
  29. t
  30. g
  31. t
  32. l
  33. k
  34. l
  35. w
  36. g
  37. b
  38. wrap
  39. t
  40. b

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