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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 923 · 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 “w”? (a) knob (b) answer (c) talk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) fasten (c) would
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) would (c) knit
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) wrap (c) fasten
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) foreign (c) whole
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) gnat (c) ghost
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) could (c) reign
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) whistle (c) folk
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) salmon (c) fasten
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) design (c) knot
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) foreign (c) honest
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) gnat (c) knight

Answer key

  1. answer
  2. w
  3. b
  4. k
  5. g
  6. k
  7. t
  8. l
  9. fasten
  10. l
  11. g
  12. l
  13. knit
  14. h
  15. k
  16. walk
  17. w
  18. h
  19. whole
  20. t
  21. w
  22. ghost
  23. t
  24. l
  25. t
  26. t
  27. h
  28. l
  29. reign
  30. g
  31. t
  32. b
  33. b
  34. whistle
  35. salmon
  36. b
  37. knot
  38. yolk
  39. k
  40. knight

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