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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 766 · 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) s (b) m (c) l
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) honest (c) write
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knight (c) lamb
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) could (c) lamb
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) knight (c) could
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) yolk (c) rhyme
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) wrap (c) doubt
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) listen (c) castle
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) would (c) sword
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knit (c) answer
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) rhino (c) whistle
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) knife (c) wrist
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l

Answer key

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

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