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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 215 · 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 “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) could (c) wrap
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) whole (c) foreign
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) wrist (c) gnome
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) yolk (c) rhino
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) kneel (c) listen
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) tomb (c) would
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) answer (c) comb
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) sword (c) kneel
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) foreign (c) would
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) castle (c) knife
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) lamb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) comb (c) talk
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) write (c) salmon
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) kneel (c) rhyme
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) salmon (c) crumb
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) knight
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s

Answer key

  1. l
  2. could
  3. castle
  4. knob
  5. l
  6. t
  7. g
  8. b
  9. g
  10. wrist
  11. listen
  12. comb
  13. would
  14. honest
  15. b
  16. kneel
  17. k
  18. fasten
  19. k
  20. w
  21. g
  22. b
  23. doubt
  24. lamb
  25. l
  26. t
  27. w
  28. rhino
  29. g
  30. l
  31. write
  32. t
  33. t
  34. l
  35. rhyme
  36. crumb
  37. k
  38. wrap
  39. b
  40. t

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