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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 535 · 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 letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) knob (c) soften
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) knight (c) sword
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) yolk (c) wrap
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) sign (c) reign
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) debt (c) write
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) write (c) foreign
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) talk (c) debt
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) ghost (c) folk
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) knob (c) rhyme
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) yolk
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) wrist (c) debt
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) answer
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l

Answer key

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

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