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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 622 · 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 “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) castle
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knob (c) doubt
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) half
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) would
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) lamb (c) honest
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knit (c) gnome
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) salmon (c) knight
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) tomb (c) soften

Answer key

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

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