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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 808 · 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) h (b) n (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knit (c) answer
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) honest (c) lamb
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) knob (c) castle
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) foreign (c) kneel
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) folk (c) foreign
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) yolk (c) doubt
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) reign (c) sword
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) soften (c) honest
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) rhino (c) salmon
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) half (c) kneel
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) would (c) foreign
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) talk (c) wrist
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) gnat (c) knob
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) gnat (c) knife
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) fasten (c) foreign
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) write (c) knight

Answer key

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

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