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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 53 · 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 “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) ghost (c) whole
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) wrap (c) castle
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) sign (c) rhino
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) plumber (c) could
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) kneel (c) soften
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) walk (c) design
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knot (c) listen
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) plumber (c) sign
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) write (c) listen
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) knife (c) talk
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) would (c) foreign
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) foreign (c) debt
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t

Answer key

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

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