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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 605 · 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 “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) sign (c) answer
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) whistle (c) plumber
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) whistle (c) design
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) rhyme (c) castle
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) gnat (c) walk
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) comb (b) write (c) ghost
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) debt (c) gnat
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) salmon (c) talk
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) listen (c) sword
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) comb (c) sign
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) listen (c) reign
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) rhino (c) yolk
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) castle (c) reign
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f

Answer key

  1. k
  2. salmon
  3. whistle
  4. design
  5. rhyme
  6. b
  7. w
  8. l
  9. l
  10. w
  11. g
  12. h
  13. gnat
  14. w
  15. b
  16. t
  17. k
  18. ghost
  19. l
  20. knit
  21. t
  22. k
  23. lamb
  24. b
  25. h
  26. w
  27. k
  28. sword
  29. w
  30. comb
  31. g
  32. knight
  33. t
  34. rhino
  35. b
  36. wrap
  37. w
  38. b
  39. t
  40. g

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