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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. w
  2. l
  3. l
  4. b
  5. write
  6. b
  7. l
  8. w
  9. yolk
  10. b
  11. whole
  12. k
  13. t
  14. t
  15. h
  16. g
  17. k
  18. h
  19. l
  20. t
  21. k
  22. sign
  23. debt
  24. b
  25. l
  26. k
  27. k
  28. answer
  29. knob
  30. w
  31. knit
  32. rhyme
  33. lamb
  34. rhino
  35. reign
  36. g
  37. k
  38. castle
  39. k
  40. w

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