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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 859 · 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 letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) wrap (c) kneel
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) knit (c) rhyme
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) doubt (c) rhino
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knot (c) castle
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) yolk (c) rhyme
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) rhino (c) debt
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) design (c) whole
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) castle (c) answer
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) sword (c) listen
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) kneel (c) whole
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) foreign (c) whistle
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) knight (c) reign
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l

Answer key

  1. w
  2. l
  3. l
  4. k
  5. b
  6. k
  7. l
  8. k
  9. debt
  10. g
  11. rhyme
  12. g
  13. b
  14. g
  15. t
  16. b
  17. salmon
  18. l
  19. knot
  20. yolk
  21. k
  22. w
  23. folk
  24. k
  25. t
  26. t
  27. b
  28. design
  29. answer
  30. l
  31. listen
  32. t
  33. b
  34. kneel
  35. k
  36. foreign
  37. w
  38. knight
  39. g
  40. t

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