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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 541 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) rhyme (c) gnat
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) knight (c) gnome
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) soften (c) gnome
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) ghost (c) knife
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) yolk (c) whole
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) write (c) wrap
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) design (c) knit
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) honest (c) castle
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) could
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) rhyme (c) reign
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) knit (c) tomb
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) half (c) knot
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) talk (c) rhyme
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) salmon
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r

Answer key

  1. k
  2. l
  3. k
  4. l
  5. l
  6. l
  7. gnat
  8. b
  9. b
  10. knight
  11. knife
  12. b
  13. t
  14. b
  15. h
  16. ghost
  17. g
  18. whole
  19. design
  20. knit
  21. l
  22. wrist
  23. h
  24. t
  25. t
  26. t
  27. g
  28. whistle
  29. b
  30. rhyme
  31. tomb
  32. half
  33. k
  34. talk
  35. l
  36. h
  37. b
  38. l
  39. answer
  40. b

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