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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 290 · 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 “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) whistle (c) sword
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) gnat (c) talk
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) answer (c) doubt
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) tomb
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) knight (c) gnome
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) salmon (c) wrap
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knife (c) foreign
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) foreign (c) whole
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) comb (c) knot
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) tomb (c) sign
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) whole (c) plumber
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t

Answer key

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

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