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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 811 · 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 word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) gnat (c) sign
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) lamb (c) soften
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) debt (c) folk
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) wrist (c) folk
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) tomb (c) answer
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) lamb (c) half
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) rhyme (c) knob
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) crumb (c) reign
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) write (c) whistle
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) rhyme (c) fasten
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) wrap (c) comb
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) knight (c) knife
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c

Answer key

  1. knife
  2. t
  3. l
  4. k
  5. l
  6. g
  7. l
  8. g
  9. k
  10. gnat
  11. b
  12. w
  13. folk
  14. k
  15. g
  16. l
  17. wrist
  18. g
  19. b
  20. w
  21. h
  22. k
  23. rhino
  24. lamb
  25. rhyme
  26. b
  27. crumb
  28. h
  29. b
  30. w
  31. kneel
  32. fasten
  33. w
  34. wrap
  35. b
  36. l
  37. talk
  38. k
  39. g
  40. t

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