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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 392 · 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 “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knife (c) crumb
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) yolk (c) wrap
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) wrist (c) would
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) salmon (c) doubt
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) half (c) tomb
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) soften (c) comb
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) castle (c) knight
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knot (c) ghost
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) whole (c) castle
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) castle
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m

Answer key

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

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