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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 697 · 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 “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) soften (c) tomb
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) talk (c) answer
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) answer
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) listen (c) sword
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) knot (c) fasten
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) soften (c) yolk
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) rhyme (c) knife
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) rhyme (c) comb
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) castle (c) wrap
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) whistle (c) sign
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y

Answer key

  1. t
  2. k
  3. b
  4. b
  5. salmon
  6. w
  7. answer
  8. w
  9. g
  10. fasten
  11. sword
  12. b
  13. l
  14. l
  15. w
  16. b
  17. t
  18. b
  19. b
  20. knot
  21. l
  22. k
  23. b
  24. yolk
  25. crumb
  26. b
  27. l
  28. rhyme
  29. h
  30. g
  31. h
  32. b
  33. k
  34. g
  35. w
  36. k
  37. l
  38. wrap
  39. whistle
  40. l

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