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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 828 · 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 “w”? (a) half (b) write (c) listen
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) soften (c) wrap
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) knife (c) whistle
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) listen (c) doubt
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) sword (c) ghost
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) folk (c) knife
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) doubt (c) gnome
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) sword (c) kneel
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) kneel (c) write
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) comb (c) answer
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) yolk (c) knot
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b

Answer key

  1. write
  2. w
  3. l
  4. w
  5. b
  6. rhino
  7. w
  8. l
  9. k
  10. l
  11. l
  12. whistle
  13. h
  14. b
  15. k
  16. k
  17. b
  18. h
  19. w
  20. h
  21. w
  22. knit
  23. sword
  24. t
  25. folk
  26. l
  27. b
  28. h
  29. l
  30. kneel
  31. k
  32. t
  33. soften
  34. tomb
  35. h
  36. l
  37. would
  38. yolk
  39. b
  40. b

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