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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 244 · 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 “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) sign (c) salmon
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) ghost (c) could
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) talk (c) gnome
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) sign (c) salmon
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) knife (c) sign
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) walk (c) doubt
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) answer (c) talk
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) soften (c) salmon
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) knit (c) half
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) ghost (c) knife
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) write (c) rhino
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) lamb (c) write
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) whole (c) crumb
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) write (c) rhino
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) lamb (c) design
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) tomb (c) knight
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) foreign (c) wrap

Answer key

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

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