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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 90 · 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 “g”? (a) fasten (b) foreign (c) walk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knife (c) answer
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) wrap (c) gnat
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) write (c) could
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) write (c) talk
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) folk (c) sign
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) plumber (c) walk
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) design (c) whole
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) answer (c) ghost
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) knife (c) sword
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) crumb (c) honest
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) kneel (c) whole
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) knight (c) walk
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) half (c) rhyme

Answer key

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

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