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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 968 · 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 “l”? (a) knot (b) yolk (c) fasten
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) wrist (c) debt
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) castle (c) folk
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) comb (c) yolk
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) would (c) design
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) fasten (c) crumb
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) crumb (c) knob
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) tomb (c) knife
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) answer (c) knit
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) castle (c) kneel
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) plumber (c) yolk
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) castle (c) knot
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) salmon (c) foreign
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) wrap (c) castle
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) would (c) half
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t

Answer key

  1. yolk
  2. b
  3. h
  4. l
  5. k
  6. b
  7. w
  8. reign
  9. whole
  10. w
  11. comb
  12. k
  13. t
  14. k
  15. would
  16. l
  17. write
  18. g
  19. l
  20. h
  21. knob
  22. w
  23. w
  24. knife
  25. l
  26. answer
  27. kneel
  28. g
  29. plumber
  30. k
  31. g
  32. knot
  33. w
  34. salmon
  35. castle
  36. t
  37. b
  38. tomb
  39. k
  40. k

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