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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 829 · 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) fasten (b) knot (c) soften
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) castle (c) crumb
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) sign (c) whole
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) could (c) comb
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) knight (c) answer
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) rhino (c) wrap
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knife (c) rhino
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knit (c) rhino
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) sign (c) half
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) honest (c) could
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) knife (c) debt
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) lamb (c) foreign
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) gnome (c) castle
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w

Answer key

  1. knot
  2. l
  3. b
  4. castle
  5. l
  6. whole
  7. l
  8. k
  9. t
  10. l
  11. b
  12. t
  13. b
  14. l
  15. could
  16. half
  17. t
  18. g
  19. t
  20. wrap
  21. b
  22. knife
  23. w
  24. knit
  25. whistle
  26. h
  27. t
  28. honest
  29. k
  30. folk
  31. l
  32. l
  33. k
  34. b
  35. k
  36. knight
  37. t
  38. b
  39. crumb
  40. l

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