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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 768 · 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 “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) salmon (c) knob
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) write (c) walk
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knight (c) could
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) knot (c) sword
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) write (c) knit
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knob (c) wrap
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) tomb (c) could
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) design (c) knot
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) comb (c) plumber
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) yolk (c) whistle
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) talk (c) design
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) kneel (c) ghost
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) reign (c) crumb

Answer key

  1. w
  2. salmon
  3. t
  4. walk
  5. h
  6. k
  7. t
  8. w
  9. w
  10. l
  11. w
  12. g
  13. w
  14. t
  15. t
  16. write
  17. sword
  18. k
  19. g
  20. l
  21. l
  22. k
  23. lamb
  24. l
  25. t
  26. l
  27. h
  28. b
  29. knob
  30. b
  31. w
  32. g
  33. could
  34. design
  35. castle
  36. whistle
  37. talk
  38. b
  39. ghost
  40. soften

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