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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 288 · 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 “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) comb (b) rhyme (c) salmon
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) tomb (c) would
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) gnat (c) salmon
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) design (c) whistle
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) ghost (c) knot
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r

Answer key

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

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