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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 347 · 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 “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) tomb (c) honest
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) rhino (c) sword
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) wrap (c) castle
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) sword (c) gnat
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) could
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) walk (c) reign
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) wrist (c) knob
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) gnome (c) soften
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) write (c) soften
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) knit (c) foreign
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) debt (c) yolk
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k

Answer key

  1. b
  2. t
  3. honest
  4. sword
  5. l
  6. b
  7. t
  8. wrap
  9. w
  10. gnat
  11. b
  12. knife
  13. reign
  14. rhyme
  15. l
  16. w
  17. w
  18. k
  19. k
  20. t
  21. h
  22. g
  23. k
  24. k
  25. soften
  26. b
  27. k
  28. t
  29. w
  30. l
  31. write
  32. w
  33. salmon
  34. l
  35. w
  36. w
  37. l
  38. t
  39. yolk
  40. l

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