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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 899 · 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) doubt (b) half (c) gnome
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) doubt (c) knife
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) foreign (c) talk
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) knit (c) walk
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) crumb (c) ghost
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) listen (c) knit
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) soften (c) kneel
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) design (c) wrist
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) comb (c) yolk
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) gnat (c) knob
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) kneel (c) answer
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) yolk (c) foreign

Answer key

  1. half
  2. doubt
  3. k
  4. talk
  5. walk
  6. l
  7. w
  8. t
  9. k
  10. crumb
  11. w
  12. h
  13. knit
  14. l
  15. t
  16. t
  17. soften
  18. g
  19. t
  20. b
  21. w
  22. h
  23. k
  24. wrist
  25. l
  26. k
  27. w
  28. b
  29. g
  30. k
  31. yolk
  32. gnat
  33. w
  34. l
  35. b
  36. h
  37. kneel
  38. l
  39. k
  40. foreign

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