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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 314 · 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 “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) gnat (c) half
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) gnat (c) half
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) rhino (c) could
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) could (c) gnat
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) salmon (c) plumber
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knight (c) fasten
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) gnome (c) would
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) yolk (c) wrist
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) sign (c) half
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) debt (c) wrist
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) wrap (c) walk
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) design (c) whistle
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) plumber (c) castle
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) reign (c) sword
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) talk (c) rhyme

Answer key

  1. l
  2. gnat
  3. half
  4. g
  5. t
  6. l
  7. rhino
  8. h
  9. could
  10. g
  11. k
  12. g
  13. b
  14. b
  15. l
  16. l
  17. t
  18. h
  19. t
  20. g
  21. plumber
  22. knight
  23. l
  24. would
  25. yolk
  26. fasten
  27. wrist
  28. k
  29. t
  30. g
  31. w
  32. walk
  33. h
  34. whistle
  35. castle
  36. k
  37. b
  38. t
  39. rhyme
  40. talk

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