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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 836 · 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 “l”? (a) could (b) knit (c) design
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) kneel (c) wrist
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) talk (c) answer
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) comb (c) folk
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) folk (c) write
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) gnome
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) doubt (c) write
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) would (c) knife
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) fasten
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) knit (c) ghost
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) rhyme (c) knob
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knit (c) salmon
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) soften (c) would
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) plumber (c) folk

Answer key

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

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