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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 51 · 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 “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) castle (c) knife
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knight (c) soften
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) wrist (c) folk
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) reign
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) could (c) fasten
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) sword (c) ghost
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) comb (c) folk
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) design (c) comb
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) soften (c) yolk
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) yolk (c) doubt
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) whole (c) talk
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t

Answer key

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

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