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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 348 · 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 “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) plumber (c) fasten
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) write
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) gnat (c) write
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) wrist (c) knit
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) debt (c) sign
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) write (c) salmon
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) knot (c) salmon
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) kneel (c) gnat
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r

Answer key

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

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