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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 777 · 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 “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) foreign (c) debt
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) write (c) wrist
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) answer (c) yolk
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) fasten
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) write (c) folk
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) comb (c) reign
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) answer (c) knife
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) crumb
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) sign (c) folk
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) answer (c) design
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) soften (c) knit

Answer key

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

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