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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 345 · 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 “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) debt (c) rhyme
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knife (c) castle
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) knife (c) doubt
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) reign (c) design
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) fasten (c) gnome
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) soften (c) rhino
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) sword (c) castle
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) crumb (c) ghost
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) half (c) rhino
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) rhyme (c) walk
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) salmon (c) debt
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) write (c) tomb
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) wrist (c) ghost
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r

Answer key

  1. w
  2. b
  3. l
  4. t
  5. l
  6. debt
  7. knife
  8. doubt
  9. l
  10. w
  11. w
  12. w
  13. kneel
  14. fasten
  15. rhino
  16. castle
  17. l
  18. t
  19. ghost
  20. k
  21. t
  22. k
  23. l
  24. g
  25. k
  26. b
  27. half
  28. t
  29. h
  30. b
  31. walk
  32. k
  33. salmon
  34. k
  35. g
  36. b
  37. knight
  38. folk
  39. w
  40. h

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