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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 598 · 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 “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) gnome (c) answer
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) rhino (c) doubt
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) foreign (c) walk
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) whistle (c) reign
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) knot (c) knife
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) ghost (c) write
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) whole (c) plumber
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) castle (c) could
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) design (c) half
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) debt (c) doubt

Answer key

  1. w
  2. l
  3. w
  4. t
  5. k
  6. l
  7. gnome
  8. k
  9. b
  10. k
  11. t
  12. k
  13. b
  14. l
  15. l
  16. l
  17. b
  18. rhino
  19. b
  20. walk
  21. kneel
  22. k
  23. l
  24. g
  25. salmon
  26. b
  27. g
  28. b
  29. k
  30. half
  31. plumber
  32. w
  33. l
  34. k
  35. castle
  36. h
  37. design
  38. g
  39. w
  40. ghost

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