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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 147 · 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 “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) castle (c) reign
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) reign (c) kneel
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) tomb (c) knot
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) castle (c) would
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) castle (c) design
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) lamb (c) knob
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) soften (c) kneel
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) foreign (c) yolk

Answer key

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

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