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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 814 · 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) whistle (b) knot (c) rhyme
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) yolk (c) wrap
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) answer (c) soften
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) wrap (c) walk
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) doubt (c) reign
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) could (c) knob
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) crumb (c) foreign
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) gnome (c) lamb
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) write (c) knob
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) ghost (c) knot
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) honest (c) comb
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) half (c) wrap
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) sign (c) answer

Answer key

  1. knot
  2. yolk
  3. w
  4. k
  5. answer
  6. w
  7. t
  8. design
  9. w
  10. w
  11. b
  12. h
  13. l
  14. doubt
  15. l
  16. could
  17. h
  18. wrist
  19. t
  20. gnome
  21. w
  22. k
  23. write
  24. l
  25. ghost
  26. k
  27. t
  28. g
  29. h
  30. g
  31. w
  32. honest
  33. l
  34. b
  35. half
  36. b
  37. g
  38. b
  39. b
  40. sign

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