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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 317 · 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 “w”? (a) castle (b) sword (c) knife
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) soften (c) sword
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) could (c) salmon
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) talk (c) whole
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) sign (c) castle
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) wrist (c) knight
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) gnome (c) whole
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) rhyme (c) foreign
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) sword (c) foreign
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) would (c) rhino
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) gnome (c) salmon
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) sword (c) fasten
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) listen (c) folk
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) knob (c) walk

Answer key

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

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