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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 810 · 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 “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) knob (c) knight
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) knot
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) knight (c) could
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) folk (c) fasten
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) yolk (c) knife
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) rhino (c) walk
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) crumb (c) whistle
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) listen
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) talk (c) lamb
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) crumb (c) reign
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knot (c) sword
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) lamb (c) knight
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l

Answer key

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

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