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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 685 · 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 word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) debt (c) fasten
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) soften (c) debt
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) soften (c) debt
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) would (c) reign
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) knit (c) salmon
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) fasten (c) knife
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) foreign (c) castle
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) knit (c) salmon
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) knife (c) comb
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) reign (c) debt
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) lamb (c) castle
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) plumber (c) answer
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) debt (c) sword
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) wrap (c) half

Answer key

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

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