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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 416 · 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 “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) sign (c) comb
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) comb (c) knit
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) rhyme (c) fasten
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) plumber (c) gnat
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) wrist (c) salmon
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) could (c) knob
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) half (c) wrap
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) gnat (c) lamb
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) kneel (c) write
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) salmon (c) whistle
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knife (c) could
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) listen (c) whole

Answer key

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

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