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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 146 · 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 “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) knit (c) could
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) doubt (c) rhino
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) soften (c) wrap
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knot (c) reign
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) comb (c) castle
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) debt
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) knit (c) salmon
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) gnome (c) doubt
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) sword (c) talk
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) foreign (c) walk
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) knob (c) reign
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) whistle (c) half
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) sword (c) lamb
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) knob (c) listen
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f

Answer key

  1. b
  2. b
  3. w
  4. h
  5. could
  6. w
  7. g
  8. h
  9. gnome
  10. l
  11. h
  12. l
  13. b
  14. g
  15. k
  16. w
  17. g
  18. soften
  19. would
  20. castle
  21. rhino
  22. salmon
  23. g
  24. k
  25. doubt
  26. l
  27. b
  28. sword
  29. walk
  30. l
  31. reign
  32. l
  33. w
  34. t
  35. whistle
  36. w
  37. l
  38. knife
  39. listen
  40. k

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