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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 986 · 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 “k”? (a) knit (b) listen (c) could
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) sign (c) knight
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) tomb (c) rhino
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) honest (c) foreign
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) talk (c) knight
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) whistle
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) answer (c) listen
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) knot (c) reign
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) rhino (c) comb
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) reign (c) castle
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) knot (c) could
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) ghost (c) talk
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) sign (c) castle
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s

Answer key

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

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