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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 813 · 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 “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) knight
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) foreign (c) wrist
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knob (c) write
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) wrist (c) reign
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) write (c) knight
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) yolk (c) rhyme
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) sign (c) knife
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) lamb (c) folk
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) debt (c) knife
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) knife (c) crumb
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) knife (c) yolk
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) knob (c) fasten
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) gnat (c) comb
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d

Answer key

  1. t
  2. knight
  3. foreign
  4. knob
  5. w
  6. wrist
  7. w
  8. write
  9. crumb
  10. sign
  11. t
  12. k
  13. k
  14. t
  15. k
  16. l
  17. castle
  18. debt
  19. whole
  20. k
  21. l
  22. yolk
  23. h
  24. fasten
  25. comb
  26. t
  27. b
  28. k
  29. b
  30. t
  31. w
  32. k
  33. b
  34. l
  35. b
  36. t
  37. t
  38. h
  39. l
  40. l

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