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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 578 · 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 word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) debt
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) knife (c) soften
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) sword (c) lamb
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) half (c) debt
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) talk (c) sign
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) knit (c) whistle
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) crumb (c) honest
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) gnome (c) wrap
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) folk (c) sign
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s

Answer key

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

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