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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 216 · 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) w (b) l (c) d
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) foreign (c) honest
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knit (c) honest
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) reign (c) fasten
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) sign (c) rhyme
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) write (c) foreign
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) could (c) gnat
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) kneel (c) whistle
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) knit (c) knob
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) talk (c) knot
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) yolk (c) ghost
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) crumb (c) whistle
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) salmon (c) castle
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) debt (c) design
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f

Answer key

  1. l
  2. b
  3. honest
  4. knit
  5. k
  6. l
  7. b
  8. reign
  9. l
  10. sign
  11. w
  12. b
  13. salmon
  14. k
  15. gnat
  16. b
  17. kneel
  18. w
  19. g
  20. b
  21. w
  22. w
  23. k
  24. walk
  25. g
  26. talk
  27. l
  28. g
  29. b
  30. yolk
  31. whistle
  32. write
  33. design
  34. b
  35. w
  36. t
  37. l
  38. t
  39. b
  40. l

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