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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 353 · 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 “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) sign (c) half
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) wrap (c) knight
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) would (c) ghost
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) kneel (c) sword
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) wrap (c) sign
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) knife (c) would
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) reign (c) sign
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knob (c) salmon
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) could (c) comb
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) reign (c) salmon
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) whistle (c) salmon
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) yolk (c) knit
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) listen (c) salmon
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) knife (c) salmon
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) talk (c) knight
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) gnome (c) knife
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t

Answer key

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

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