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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 344 · 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 “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) doubt (c) fasten
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) rhyme (c) gnome
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) would (c) knob
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) design
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) answer (c) listen
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) wrap (c) gnat
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) half (c) sword
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) knot (c) design
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) comb (c) rhino
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n

Answer key

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

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