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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 847 · 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) knot (b) whole (c) castle
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) write (c) yolk
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) kneel
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) rhyme
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) walk (c) answer
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) design (c) honest
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) crumb (c) foreign
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) fasten (c) reign
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) knife (c) wrist
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) walk (c) comb
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) could (c) soften
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) folk (c) honest

Answer key

  1. whole
  2. b
  3. yolk
  4. k
  5. k
  6. w
  7. kneel
  8. wrap
  9. listen
  10. k
  11. design
  12. h
  13. crumb
  14. w
  15. ghost
  16. b
  17. k
  18. b
  19. h
  20. k
  21. w
  22. k
  23. b
  24. k
  25. g
  26. b
  27. h
  28. w
  29. g
  30. b
  31. wrist
  32. b
  33. w
  34. whistle
  35. h
  36. k
  37. l
  38. soften
  39. l
  40. folk

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