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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 649 · 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 “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) sign (c) honest
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) castle (c) gnome
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knob (c) gnat
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knight (c) write
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) wrist (c) salmon
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) talk
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) half (c) wrist
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) salmon (c) lamb
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) reign (c) plumber
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) crumb (c) answer
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) sign (c) rhyme
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) wrap (c) fasten
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) would (c) lamb

Answer key

  1. t
  2. would
  3. b
  4. castle
  5. w
  6. k
  7. t
  8. k
  9. could
  10. l
  11. l
  12. g
  13. b
  14. g
  15. knight
  16. b
  17. salmon
  18. b
  19. g
  20. talk
  21. w
  22. wrist
  23. w
  24. h
  25. t
  26. l
  27. h
  28. k
  29. listen
  30. l
  31. w
  32. g
  33. t
  34. plumber
  35. crumb
  36. w
  37. sign
  38. g
  39. fasten
  40. lamb

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