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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 165 · 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 “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) could (c) reign
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) salmon (c) design
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) fasten (c) knife
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) sign (c) whistle
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) wrap (c) debt
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) crumb (c) write
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) whole (c) answer
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) plumber (c) doubt
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) lamb (c) knob
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) half (c) knife
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) listen (c) wrap
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) sword (c) knife

Answer key

  1. g
  2. l
  3. could
  4. t
  5. design
  6. fasten
  7. h
  8. b
  9. plumber
  10. wrap
  11. k
  12. l
  13. write
  14. reign
  15. l
  16. w
  17. knife
  18. l
  19. knob
  20. k
  21. w
  22. l
  23. h
  24. k
  25. half
  26. debt
  27. t
  28. w
  29. w
  30. l
  31. k
  32. k
  33. w
  34. g
  35. h
  36. l
  37. b
  38. t
  39. t
  40. sword

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