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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 449 · 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 “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) folk (c) wrist
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) kneel (c) honest
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) listen (c) knight
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) talk (c) gnome
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) fasten (c) tomb
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) tomb (c) wrist
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) gnat
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) crumb (c) debt
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) answer (c) walk
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) foreign (c) half
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) sign (c) rhino
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) castle (c) sword
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) yolk (c) tomb
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m

Answer key

  1. l
  2. w
  3. t
  4. w
  5. k
  6. w
  7. folk
  8. kneel
  9. b
  10. k
  11. g
  12. w
  13. l
  14. knight
  15. l
  16. g
  17. gnome
  18. gnat
  19. wrist
  20. w
  21. doubt
  22. b
  23. could
  24. g
  25. t
  26. t
  27. walk
  28. g
  29. l
  30. foreign
  31. sign
  32. w
  33. k
  34. castle
  35. h
  36. w
  37. tomb
  38. h
  39. t
  40. b

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