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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 882 · 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 “l”? (a) debt (b) could (c) rhyme
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) folk (c) soften
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) wrist (c) salmon
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) wrap (c) fasten
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) comb (c) knit
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) knob (c) yolk
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) write (c) fasten
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) whistle (c) knight
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) half (c) answer
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) walk (c) listen
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) tomb (c) gnome
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) kneel (c) rhyme
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) knife (c) whole
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) could (c) knife
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) write (c) design
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) foreign
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t

Answer key

  1. could
  2. soften
  3. salmon
  4. wrap
  5. w
  6. h
  7. t
  8. l
  9. k
  10. b
  11. knit
  12. yolk
  13. h
  14. h
  15. honest
  16. h
  17. h
  18. w
  19. k
  20. w
  21. l
  22. b
  23. w
  24. knight
  25. half
  26. w
  27. listen
  28. tomb
  29. t
  30. w
  31. k
  32. kneel
  33. b
  34. whole
  35. g
  36. knife
  37. design
  38. l
  39. foreign
  40. l

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