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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 586 · 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 “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) wrist (c) write
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) whole (c) yolk
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) ghost (c) gnat
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) whistle (c) walk
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) could (c) wrap
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) soften (c) answer
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) salmon (c) half
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) wrist (c) plumber
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) wrist
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) castle (c) knot
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) foreign (c) half
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) write (c) design
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) would (c) soften

Answer key

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

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