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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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