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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 248 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knife (c) honest
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) foreign (c) wrap
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) rhino (c) fasten
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) salmon (c) wrap
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) gnat (c) comb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) reign (c) would
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) write (c) knot
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) yolk (c) ghost
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) half (c) design
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) walk (c) plumber
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) knight
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t

Answer key

  1. g
  2. t
  3. k
  4. would
  5. w
  6. b
  7. w
  8. l
  9. b
  10. w
  11. l
  12. wrap
  13. l
  14. w
  15. walk
  16. t
  17. w
  18. salmon
  19. h
  20. k
  21. w
  22. g
  23. comb
  24. listen
  25. l
  26. h
  27. knot
  28. whole
  29. half
  30. t
  31. b
  32. plumber
  33. t
  34. knight
  35. k
  36. h
  37. g
  38. g
  39. b
  40. g

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