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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 495 · 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 “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) rhyme (c) sign
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) castle (c) write
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) yolk (c) debt
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) design (c) answer
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) tomb (c) plumber
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) write (c) kneel
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) would
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knife (c) whole
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) castle (c) fasten
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) knot (c) plumber
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) answer (c) half
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b

Answer key

  1. w
  2. h
  3. l
  4. could
  5. t
  6. l
  7. write
  8. b
  9. debt
  10. w
  11. answer
  12. l
  13. k
  14. w
  15. g
  16. w
  17. b
  18. t
  19. h
  20. knight
  21. g
  22. b
  23. k
  24. kneel
  25. b
  26. t
  27. w
  28. sign
  29. knife
  30. b
  31. w
  32. sword
  33. plumber
  34. w
  35. g
  36. g
  37. comb
  38. g
  39. l
  40. b

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