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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 252 · 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 “w”? (a) gnat (b) castle (c) wrap
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) plumber (c) tomb
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) whole (c) folk
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) gnat (c) rhino
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) soften (c) foreign
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) fasten (c) lamb
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) debt (c) gnome
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) plumber (c) castle
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knight (c) wrap
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) honest (c) castle
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m

Answer key

  1. wrap
  2. knit
  3. k
  4. k
  5. w
  6. l
  7. b
  8. t
  9. listen
  10. w
  11. l
  12. k
  13. k
  14. k
  15. g
  16. l
  17. w
  18. gnat
  19. l
  20. b
  21. b
  22. foreign
  23. g
  24. b
  25. t
  26. lamb
  27. b
  28. w
  29. gnome
  30. plumber
  31. could
  32. honest
  33. l
  34. w
  35. k
  36. b
  37. l
  38. h
  39. t
  40. l

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