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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 213 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) rhino (c) would
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) half
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) listen (c) wrap
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) honest (c) knife
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) answer (c) ghost
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) knob (c) salmon
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) debt (c) would
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) design (c) sign
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t

Answer key

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

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