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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 92 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knit (c) lamb
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) soften (c) design
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) folk (c) whistle
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) crumb (c) salmon
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) rhino (c) write
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) honest (c) folk
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) doubt (c) whole
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knit (c) rhyme
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) would
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) kneel (c) knob
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w

Answer key

  1. w
  2. g
  3. knit
  4. g
  5. design
  6. k
  7. k
  8. g
  9. g
  10. w
  11. crumb
  12. l
  13. k
  14. g
  15. k
  16. g
  17. k
  18. kneel
  19. b
  20. b
  21. w
  22. b
  23. t
  24. w
  25. write
  26. honest
  27. whole
  28. wrap
  29. b
  30. l
  31. l
  32. l
  33. l
  34. g
  35. b
  36. h
  37. would
  38. k
  39. answer
  40. l

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