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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 827 · 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 “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) answer (c) rhyme
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) whole (c) foreign
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) tomb (c) wrap
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) rhino (c) gnat
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) gnat (c) rhyme
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) sign (c) walk
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) write (c) knit
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) write (c) knife
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) knight
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) plumber (c) folk
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) fasten (c) design
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) yolk (c) crumb
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) knife (c) talk
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) folk (c) wrap
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k

Answer key

  1. t
  2. t
  3. l
  4. doubt
  5. h
  6. whole
  7. wrap
  8. k
  9. rhino
  10. plumber
  11. sign
  12. k
  13. l
  14. g
  15. knit
  16. b
  17. l
  18. write
  19. knight
  20. h
  21. b
  22. castle
  23. l
  24. w
  25. g
  26. k
  27. l
  28. t
  29. b
  30. fasten
  31. yolk
  32. rhyme
  33. k
  34. l
  35. h
  36. t
  37. t
  38. w
  39. folk
  40. k

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