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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 580 · 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 “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) yolk (c) crumb
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) would (c) honest
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) rhyme (c) fasten
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) could (c) write
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) knife (c) honest
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) walk (c) foreign
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) salmon (c) knit
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) reign (c) write
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) half (c) crumb
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) crumb (c) gnome

Answer key

  1. l
  2. t
  3. h
  4. b
  5. t
  6. g
  7. b
  8. g
  9. yolk
  10. w
  11. honest
  12. rhyme
  13. b
  14. w
  15. w
  16. write
  17. h
  18. sign
  19. k
  20. l
  21. t
  22. w
  23. g
  24. w
  25. l
  26. k
  27. b
  28. t
  29. walk
  30. k
  31. whole
  32. b
  33. l
  34. reign
  35. w
  36. g
  37. w
  38. crumb
  39. w
  40. whistle

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