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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 126 · 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 “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) yolk (c) answer
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) honest (c) listen
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) answer (c) listen
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) sword (c) doubt
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) wrist (c) knit
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) sword (c) fasten
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) rhino (c) folk
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) sign (c) whole
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) listen (c) foreign
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) knot (c) wrap
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) reign (c) knot
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) knit (c) salmon
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) foreign (c) whistle
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t

Answer key

  1. t
  2. b
  3. k
  4. l
  5. castle
  6. b
  7. plumber
  8. rhyme
  9. k
  10. t
  11. w
  12. w
  13. ghost
  14. wrist
  15. h
  16. b
  17. knight
  18. rhino
  19. b
  20. whole
  21. l
  22. w
  23. b
  24. foreign
  25. w
  26. wrap
  27. l
  28. knot
  29. k
  30. k
  31. g
  32. design
  33. w
  34. t
  35. b
  36. h
  37. knife
  38. t
  39. w
  40. l

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