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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 547 · 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 “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) sword (c) crumb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) lamb (c) salmon
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) wrist (c) salmon
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) would (c) listen
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) salmon (c) doubt
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) rhyme (c) could
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) would (c) ghost
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) answer (c) ghost
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) design (c) soften
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) reign (c) honest
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) walk (c) debt
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) lamb (c) castle

Answer key

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

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