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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 990 · 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 “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) fasten (c) sign
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) debt (c) honest
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) gnome (c) wrap
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) kneel (c) lamb
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) sword
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) wrist (c) design
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) soften (c) crumb
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) half (c) wrist
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) yolk (c) answer

Answer key

  1. k
  2. w
  3. k
  4. l
  5. k
  6. w
  7. l
  8. l
  9. w
  10. fasten
  11. t
  12. b
  13. debt
  14. g
  15. wrap
  16. t
  17. whistle
  18. b
  19. t
  20. t
  21. t
  22. b
  23. h
  24. g
  25. sword
  26. l
  27. l
  28. k
  29. wrist
  30. b
  31. b
  32. w
  33. h
  34. b
  35. soften
  36. l
  37. l
  38. k
  39. half
  40. yolk

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