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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 477 · 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 “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) walk (c) design
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) salmon (c) fasten
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) reign (c) fasten
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) yolk (c) sword
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) castle (c) knob
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) honest (c) salmon
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) debt (c) whole
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) castle (c) doubt
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) write (c) yolk
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) sword (c) half
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) sword (c) doubt
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) sword (c) fasten
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) wrap (c) kneel
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f

Answer key

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

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