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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 94 · 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 “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) knob (c) design
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) salmon (c) yolk
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) crumb (c) could
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) fasten (c) knob
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) listen (c) gnome
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) yolk (c) comb
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knit (c) rhyme
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) folk (c) honest
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) yolk (c) knight
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) sign (c) listen
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knight (c) salmon
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) wrist (c) crumb
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) walk (c) whole
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) soften (c) ghost
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) write (c) plumber

Answer key

  1. w
  2. l
  3. whistle
  4. w
  5. rhyme
  6. gnat
  7. knob
  8. gnome
  9. t
  10. t
  11. b
  12. w
  13. k
  14. wrist
  15. k
  16. answer
  17. k
  18. w
  19. g
  20. t
  21. folk
  22. g
  23. k
  24. k
  25. yolk
  26. b
  27. l
  28. l
  29. sign
  30. wrap
  31. would
  32. h
  33. b
  34. h
  35. debt
  36. b
  37. salmon
  38. l
  39. t
  40. plumber

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