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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 57 · 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 “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) lamb
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) yolk (c) salmon
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) would (c) knife
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) write (c) debt
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) gnat (c) talk
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) whistle (c) sign
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knot (c) could
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) salmon (c) whistle
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) castle (c) sword
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) comb (c) walk
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) wrist (c) honest
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) plumber (c) wrap
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l

Answer key

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

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