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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 77 · 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 “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) sign (c) reign
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) folk (c) reign
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) knob (c) yolk
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) lamb
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) folk (c) lamb
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) rhyme (c) whistle
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) plumber (c) soften
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) foreign (c) soften
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) comb (c) design
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k

Answer key

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

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