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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 211 · 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 “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) knit (c) honest
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) yolk (c) debt
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) salmon (c) knob
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knife (c) crumb
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) whole (c) lamb
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) half (c) soften
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) tomb (c) rhyme
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) sign (c) listen
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) wrap (c) knight
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) ghost (c) crumb
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) fasten (c) plumber
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) castle (c) sign
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) soften (c) honest
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) listen (c) plumber
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) wrap (c) wrist
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) doubt (c) whole

Answer key

  1. t
  2. knit
  3. yolk
  4. salmon
  5. t
  6. knife
  7. whole
  8. w
  9. soften
  10. w
  11. k
  12. t
  13. l
  14. w
  15. b
  16. g
  17. tomb
  18. t
  19. listen
  20. knight
  21. l
  22. w
  23. w
  24. w
  25. h
  26. b
  27. sword
  28. b
  29. b
  30. fasten
  31. h
  32. sign
  33. honest
  34. g
  35. plumber
  36. b
  37. g
  38. l
  39. rhino
  40. doubt

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