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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 289 · 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 “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) wrist (c) crumb
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) answer (c) comb
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) listen (c) knight
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) rhino (c) whole
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) reign (c) lamb
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) rhyme (c) answer
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) knife (c) knit
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) rhino (c) wrist
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) whistle (c) knit
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) tomb (c) sword
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) wrist (c) sign
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) crumb
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y

Answer key

  1. l
  2. h
  3. crumb
  4. salmon
  5. knight
  6. whole
  7. t
  8. t
  9. reign
  10. half
  11. k
  12. k
  13. l
  14. l
  15. h
  16. l
  17. w
  18. w
  19. lamb
  20. g
  21. g
  22. b
  23. rhino
  24. knit
  25. sword
  26. w
  27. wrist
  28. k
  29. l
  30. fasten
  31. k
  32. w
  33. k
  34. k
  35. g
  36. l
  37. b
  38. h
  39. g
  40. l

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