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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 355 · 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 “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) wrist (c) lamb
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) listen (c) sword
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knob (c) castle
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) rhino (c) whole
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) castle (c) salmon
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) design (c) comb
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) sign (c) honest
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) rhino (c) knit
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) wrap (c) folk
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) could (c) knot
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) knob (c) fasten
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t

Answer key

  1. k
  2. b
  3. w
  4. l
  5. w
  6. l
  7. w
  8. w
  9. lamb
  10. b
  11. l
  12. l
  13. l
  14. w
  15. sword
  16. reign
  17. w
  18. whole
  19. t
  20. b
  21. g
  22. rhyme
  23. w
  24. could
  25. w
  26. l
  27. g
  28. k
  29. b
  30. honest
  31. l
  32. h
  33. rhino
  34. folk
  35. h
  36. knot
  37. g
  38. fasten
  39. t
  40. b

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