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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 515 · 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 “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) listen (c) wrap
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) half (c) kneel
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) half (c) doubt
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) debt (c) rhyme
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) gnome (c) wrist
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) knob (c) would
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) lamb (c) gnat
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) tomb (c) half
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) debt (c) knob
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) plumber (c) half
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) tomb (c) sign
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) could (c) wrap
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) honest (c) wrap
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) debt (c) doubt

Answer key

  1. l
  2. listen
  3. t
  4. l
  5. h
  6. k
  7. l
  8. wrap
  9. b
  10. h
  11. doubt
  12. debt
  13. gnome
  14. would
  15. w
  16. b
  17. b
  18. gnat
  19. l
  20. l
  21. tomb
  22. l
  23. g
  24. k
  25. knob
  26. h
  27. k
  28. plumber
  29. t
  30. w
  31. b
  32. h
  33. knit
  34. castle
  35. h
  36. l
  37. honest
  38. k
  39. l
  40. salmon

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