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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 58 · 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 “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) comb (c) lamb
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) salmon (c) doubt
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) kneel (c) fasten
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) write (c) yolk
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) knife (c) answer
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) knit
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) soften (c) rhyme
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) ghost (c) comb
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) half (c) answer
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) whistle (c) gnome
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l

Answer key

  1. h
  2. knife
  3. b
  4. t
  5. t
  6. l
  7. k
  8. w
  9. k
  10. doubt
  11. w
  12. fasten
  13. h
  14. l
  15. b
  16. h
  17. w
  18. t
  19. yolk
  20. answer
  21. w
  22. knit
  23. whole
  24. w
  25. w
  26. l
  27. t
  28. t
  29. l
  30. ghost
  31. w
  32. b
  33. k
  34. l
  35. t
  36. b
  37. half
  38. crumb
  39. l
  40. w

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