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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 407 · 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) k (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) wrap (c) tomb
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) rhyme
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) honest (c) answer
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) reign (c) half
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) tomb (c) knob
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) whole (c) reign
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) would (c) foreign
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) reign (c) wrap
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) lamb (c) knit
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) fasten (c) half
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) sword (c) debt
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) honest (c) doubt

Answer key

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

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