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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 251 · 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 “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) whole (c) doubt
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) foreign (c) salmon
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) listen (c) knit
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) kneel (c) tomb
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) knit (c) write
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) rhino (c) talk
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) knife (c) could
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) listen
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) fasten (c) knife
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) ghost (c) yolk
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) foreign (c) write
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) whole (c) castle
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) whistle (c) gnome
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) listen (c) knob
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knight (c) rhyme
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s

Answer key

  1. b
  2. whole
  3. kneel
  4. sign
  5. tomb
  6. knit
  7. l
  8. t
  9. l
  10. w
  11. talk
  12. g
  13. k
  14. w
  15. g
  16. could
  17. l
  18. listen
  19. w
  20. t
  21. b
  22. k
  23. t
  24. knife
  25. t
  26. t
  27. ghost
  28. honest
  29. castle
  30. w
  31. l
  32. whistle
  33. l
  34. b
  35. knob
  36. k
  37. knight
  38. h
  39. h
  40. g

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