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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 927 · 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 “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) walk (c) wrist
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) reign (c) talk
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) write (c) rhino
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) honest (c) folk
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) knit (c) half
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) kneel (c) fasten
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) tomb (c) knob
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) crumb
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) castle (c) salmon
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) salmon (c) debt
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t

Answer key

  1. b
  2. k
  3. l
  4. w
  5. w
  6. design
  7. w
  8. talk
  9. k
  10. l
  11. w
  12. would
  13. k
  14. w
  15. l
  16. folk
  17. g
  18. t
  19. half
  20. l
  21. w
  22. l
  23. k
  24. b
  25. fasten
  26. foreign
  27. g
  28. wrap
  29. b
  30. k
  31. b
  32. t
  33. t
  34. knit
  35. g
  36. k
  37. salmon
  38. b
  39. k
  40. t

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