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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 861 · 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) ghost (b) soften (c) knit
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) would (c) write
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) talk (c) doubt
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) lamb (c) honest
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) rhino (c) castle
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) lamb (c) design
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) foreign (c) talk
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) gnat (c) knot
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) could (c) wrap
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) walk (c) ghost
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) wrist (c) reign
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) yolk (c) rhino

Answer key

  1. knit
  2. w
  3. k
  4. l
  5. g
  6. would
  7. w
  8. b
  9. sword
  10. w
  11. l
  12. honest
  13. g
  14. castle
  15. l
  16. t
  17. w
  18. h
  19. t
  20. l
  21. k
  22. lamb
  23. w
  24. w
  25. b
  26. k
  27. w
  28. t
  29. w
  30. talk
  31. t
  32. knot
  33. g
  34. t
  35. k
  36. wrap
  37. k
  38. walk
  39. wrist
  40. comb

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