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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 932 · 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 “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) soften (c) plumber
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) comb (b) plumber (c) ghost
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) doubt (c) walk
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) soften (c) whole
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) honest (c) write
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) write (c) knit
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) half (c) lamb
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) folk (c) design
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t

Answer key

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

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