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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 709 · 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 “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) castle (c) design
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) write (c) honest
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) wrist (c) design
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) knit (c) soften
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) knit (c) answer
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) listen (c) walk
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) comb (c) rhino
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) rhyme (c) rhino
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) foreign (c) kneel
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) folk (c) wrap
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) wrap (c) knot
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m

Answer key

  1. l
  2. l
  3. k
  4. w
  5. w
  6. b
  7. l
  8. b
  9. castle
  10. k
  11. t
  12. honest
  13. knot
  14. g
  15. comb
  16. w
  17. t
  18. l
  19. w
  20. t
  21. l
  22. w
  23. h
  24. w
  25. k
  26. h
  27. g
  28. l
  29. t
  30. answer
  31. listen
  32. rhino
  33. walk
  34. kneel
  35. t
  36. l
  37. g
  38. folk
  39. wrap
  40. g

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