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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 660 · 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 “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) fasten (c) honest
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) rhyme (c) listen
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) knife (c) whistle
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) knob
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) foreign (c) soften
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) wrap (c) talk
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) half (c) rhino
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) design (c) walk
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) gnome (c) rhino
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) debt (c) fasten
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) knife (c) plumber
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n

Answer key

  1. t
  2. t
  3. w
  4. w
  5. h
  6. k
  7. l
  8. k
  9. l
  10. honest
  11. rhyme
  12. gnat
  13. k
  14. knob
  15. yolk
  16. l
  17. l
  18. talk
  19. k
  20. b
  21. g
  22. l
  23. b
  24. l
  25. k
  26. half
  27. t
  28. walk
  29. w
  30. g
  31. w
  32. gnome
  33. wrist
  34. g
  35. h
  36. h
  37. plumber
  38. w
  39. g
  40. k

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