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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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