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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 60 · 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 “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) gnat (c) crumb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) ghost (c) debt
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) whistle (c) knot
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) sign (c) knit
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) plumber (c) knit
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) foreign (c) knife
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) would (c) knight
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) plumber (c) listen
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) talk (c) answer
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) soften (c) wrist
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) rhyme (c) folk
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r

Answer key

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

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