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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 308 · 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) knife (b) fasten (c) yolk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) debt (c) rhino
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) rhino (c) would
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) answer (c) could
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) answer (c) listen
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) crumb (c) honest
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) whole (c) comb
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) knife (c) gnome
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) rhyme (c) talk
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) could (c) listen
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) soften (c) kneel
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) listen (c) doubt
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) doubt

Answer key

  1. yolk
  2. k
  3. debt
  4. w
  5. would
  6. ghost
  7. l
  8. g
  9. k
  10. l
  11. g
  12. k
  13. l
  14. w
  15. knot
  16. crumb
  17. comb
  18. b
  19. gnome
  20. h
  21. w
  22. l
  23. t
  24. k
  25. b
  26. h
  27. talk
  28. l
  29. k
  30. w
  31. b
  32. g
  33. t
  34. l
  35. listen
  36. soften
  37. w
  38. doubt
  39. w
  40. answer

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