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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 799 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) answer
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) write (c) honest
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) write (c) could
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) design (c) answer
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) tomb (c) rhino
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) design (c) knit
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) whole (c) whistle
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) could (c) crumb
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) would (c) yolk
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) rhino (c) doubt
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) sword (c) crumb
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knight (c) whole
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f

Answer key

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

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