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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 42 · 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 word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) salmon (c) soften
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) rhyme (c) foreign
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) design (c) write
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) wrist (c) lamb
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) knit (c) crumb
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) sword (c) foreign
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) kneel
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) tomb (c) knit
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) whistle (c) crumb
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knob (c) whistle
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) design (c) debt
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) half (c) honest

Answer key

  1. salmon
  2. w
  3. b
  4. k
  5. w
  6. l
  7. whole
  8. honest
  9. g
  10. b
  11. k
  12. lamb
  13. l
  14. l
  15. w
  16. h
  17. t
  18. crumb
  19. rhino
  20. w
  21. l
  22. g
  23. k
  24. k
  25. kneel
  26. b
  27. knit
  28. w
  29. t
  30. h
  31. whistle
  32. h
  33. knob
  34. design
  35. k
  36. k
  37. b
  38. w
  39. t
  40. half

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