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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 724 · 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 “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) yolk (c) write
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) comb (c) salmon
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) reign (c) wrap
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) knife (c) knit
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) walk (c) wrist
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) walk (c) listen
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) foreign (c) lamb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) fasten (c) knife
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) design (c) lamb
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) castle (c) whole
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) sign (c) castle
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) write (c) walk
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m

Answer key

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

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