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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 84 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) write (c) sign
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) sign (c) kneel
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) wrist (c) sign
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) sword (c) knot
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) rhyme (c) lamb
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) would (c) knife
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) folk (c) ghost
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k

Answer key

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

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