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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 210 · 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 “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) wrap (c) walk
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) debt (c) would
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) talk (c) tomb
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) gnome (c) doubt
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) salmon
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) yolk (c) whistle
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) reign (c) whole
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) half (c) sign
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) whole (c) knot
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) sword (c) doubt
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) salmon (c) plumber
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) lamb (c) wrap
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w

Answer key

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

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