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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 238 · 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) comb (b) salmon (c) tomb
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) listen (c) foreign
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) rhyme (c) plumber
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) knife (c) soften
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) castle (b) doubt (c) ghost
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) plumber (c) knit
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) write (c) knife
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) kneel (c) honest
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) ghost (c) yolk
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) yolk (c) lamb
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knight (c) honest
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) plumber (c) sword
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) honest (c) kneel
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t

Answer key

  1. salmon
  2. l
  3. foreign
  4. b
  5. l
  6. rhyme
  7. w
  8. soften
  9. ghost
  10. l
  11. k
  12. g
  13. h
  14. w
  15. w
  16. l
  17. l
  18. w
  19. w
  20. knit
  21. b
  22. k
  23. g
  24. knife
  25. crumb
  26. yolk
  27. g
  28. h
  29. t
  30. k
  31. lamb
  32. b
  33. g
  34. knight
  35. sword
  36. t
  37. kneel
  38. b
  39. t
  40. t

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