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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 111 · 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 “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) knit (c) could
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) knit (c) folk
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) knit
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) knot (c) wrist
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) would (c) rhyme
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) tomb (c) answer
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) yolk (c) knife
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) whistle (c) walk
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) sword (c) plumber
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) debt (c) salmon
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) ghost (c) write
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) fasten (c) gnome
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) whole (c) ghost
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) yolk (c) kneel
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r

Answer key

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

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