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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 626 · 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 “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) listen (c) doubt
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) lamb (c) fasten
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) castle (c) plumber
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knob (c) crumb
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) castle (c) folk
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) yolk (c) whistle
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) ghost (c) debt
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) ghost (c) knight
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) soften (c) knob
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) half (c) could
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) design (c) listen
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) foreign (c) gnat
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) half (c) reign
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) plumber (c) rhyme
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) talk (c) wrap
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f

Answer key

  1. k
  2. wrist
  3. lamb
  4. t
  5. castle
  6. b
  7. knob
  8. k
  9. l
  10. sign
  11. whistle
  12. w
  13. w
  14. l
  15. ghost
  16. l
  17. b
  18. t
  19. knight
  20. write
  21. g
  22. h
  23. k
  24. b
  25. l
  26. k
  27. l
  28. tomb
  29. design
  30. h
  31. salmon
  32. half
  33. k
  34. listen
  35. k
  36. b
  37. wrap
  38. t
  39. l
  40. l

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