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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 72 · 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) foreign (b) sign (c) salmon
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) yolk (c) write
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) gnome (c) write
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) listen (c) foreign
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) castle (c) walk
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) would (c) wrap
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) comb (c) would
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) knife (c) sign
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) doubt (b) rhyme (c) folk
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) gnat (c) knife
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) rhino (c) doubt
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) walk (c) talk

Answer key

  1. salmon
  2. l
  3. lamb
  4. h
  5. write
  6. w
  7. l
  8. l
  9. k
  10. h
  11. t
  12. t
  13. foreign
  14. castle
  15. k
  16. knife
  17. knit
  18. b
  19. h
  20. l
  21. l
  22. g
  23. b
  24. crumb
  25. rhyme
  26. b
  27. t
  28. k
  29. b
  30. k
  31. gnat
  32. w
  33. l
  34. h
  35. b
  36. t
  37. h
  38. rhino
  39. g
  40. sign

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