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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 989 · 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 letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) knight (c) design
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) gnat (c) rhyme
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) write (c) talk
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) foreign
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) yolk (c) tomb
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) half (c) knight
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) talk (c) comb
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) doubt (c) honest
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) sign (c) castle
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) rhino (c) wrap
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) yolk (c) knit
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) salmon (c) lamb
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) folk (c) knot
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c

Answer key

  1. l
  2. sword
  3. knot
  4. h
  5. talk
  6. t
  7. b
  8. w
  9. foreign
  10. yolk
  11. k
  12. half
  13. comb
  14. doubt
  15. crumb
  16. l
  17. w
  18. reign
  19. g
  20. g
  21. g
  22. l
  23. t
  24. t
  25. t
  26. l
  27. design
  28. t
  29. w
  30. k
  31. wrist
  32. w
  33. t
  34. w
  35. b
  36. b
  37. lamb
  38. folk
  39. k
  40. b

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