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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 815 · 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 “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) would (c) reign
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) wrap (c) sword
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knife (c) doubt
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) listen (c) gnome
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) knight (c) debt
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) sword
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) knit (c) doubt
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) comb (c) salmon
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) soften (c) half
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) knit (c) whole
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) knife (c) reign
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h

Answer key

  1. w
  2. l
  3. w
  4. t
  5. w
  6. t
  7. l
  8. b
  9. w
  10. l
  11. l
  12. g
  13. b
  14. reign
  15. w
  16. talk
  17. t
  18. t
  19. knife
  20. listen
  21. l
  22. l
  23. k
  24. k
  25. k
  26. l
  27. l
  28. knight
  29. l
  30. fasten
  31. k
  32. folk
  33. k
  34. salmon
  35. knob
  36. w
  37. whole
  38. rhyme
  39. k
  40. w

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