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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 869 · 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 “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) ghost (c) design
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) crumb (c) knight
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) fasten (c) talk
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) soften (c) folk
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) half (c) wrist
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) castle (c) could
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) design (c) wrist
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) gnat (c) tomb
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) knife (c) would
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) answer (c) ghost
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) kneel (c) reign
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) gnome (c) wrap
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) plumber (c) knot
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) doubt (c) knot
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) talk (c) write
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) wrist (c) kneel

Answer key

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

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