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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 672 · 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 “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) fasten (c) gnome
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) kneel (c) wrap
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) salmon (c) design
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) comb (c) half
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) wrist (c) knife
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) knife (c) walk
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) ghost (c) tomb
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) soften (c) knit
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) plumber (c) answer
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) knit (c) debt
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) salmon (c) knob
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knit (c) knife

Answer key

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

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