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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 757 · 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) could (b) gnome (c) rhyme
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) foreign (c) could
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) comb (c) sword
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) sign (c) knife
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) write (c) talk
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) knot (c) lamb
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) tomb (c) yolk
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) answer (c) doubt
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) walk (c) plumber
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) design (c) wrap
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) whistle (c) sign
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) gnat (c) talk
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) knob (c) fasten
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) folk (c) write
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) soften (c) write
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) whole (c) knit
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) kneel (c) could

Answer key

  1. could
  2. b
  3. l
  4. l
  5. sword
  6. comb
  7. w
  8. h
  9. knife
  10. t
  11. b
  12. write
  13. knot
  14. tomb
  15. w
  16. b
  17. answer
  18. plumber
  19. b
  20. wrap
  21. l
  22. whistle
  23. talk
  24. w
  25. k
  26. l
  27. h
  28. w
  29. h
  30. fasten
  31. folk
  32. debt
  33. w
  34. l
  35. whole
  36. b
  37. h
  38. t
  39. b
  40. castle

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