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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 740 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) wrap (c) knit
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) listen (c) knight
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) plumber (c) knit
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) sword (c) folk
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) debt (c) walk
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) sign (c) fasten
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) knob (c) plumber
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) kneel (c) foreign
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) talk (c) knit
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) kneel (c) listen
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) crumb (c) gnat
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) castle (c) wrap
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) knit (c) would

Answer key

  1. l
  2. k
  3. b
  4. t
  5. could
  6. h
  7. l
  8. k
  9. knight
  10. h
  11. b
  12. k
  13. k
  14. t
  15. l
  16. knit
  17. b
  18. h
  19. folk
  20. b
  21. w
  22. debt
  23. k
  24. fasten
  25. w
  26. t
  27. whole
  28. foreign
  29. wrist
  30. k
  31. g
  32. w
  33. design
  34. crumb
  35. w
  36. t
  37. l
  38. w
  39. comb
  40. would

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