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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 278 · 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) sign (b) foreign (c) talk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) whole (c) lamb
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) half (c) write
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) walk (c) debt
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) reign (c) knife
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) would (c) knit
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) crumb (c) knight
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w

Answer key

  1. talk
  2. t
  3. k
  4. t
  5. k
  6. l
  7. h
  8. knit
  9. b
  10. k
  11. g
  12. w
  13. k
  14. w
  15. b
  16. write
  17. h
  18. g
  19. h
  20. b
  21. rhyme
  22. k
  23. k
  24. k
  25. w
  26. b
  27. reign
  28. b
  29. would
  30. g
  31. crumb
  32. w
  33. h
  34. l
  35. l
  36. t
  37. l
  38. k
  39. l
  40. w

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