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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 775 · 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 “g”? (a) foreign (b) crumb (c) debt
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) plumber (c) rhyme
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) yolk
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) fasten (c) lamb
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) reign (c) sign
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) sign
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) soften
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) wrap (c) soften
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) kneel (c) whistle
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) plumber (c) knife
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) wrap (c) listen

Answer key

  1. l
  2. foreign
  3. k
  4. k
  5. t
  6. l
  7. k
  8. l
  9. t
  10. k
  11. w
  12. b
  13. k
  14. b
  15. rhyme
  16. rhino
  17. lamb
  18. k
  19. half
  20. k
  21. w
  22. wrap
  23. g
  24. answer
  25. soften
  26. w
  27. t
  28. b
  29. l
  30. b
  31. whistle
  32. plumber
  33. t
  34. t
  35. g
  36. g
  37. w
  38. l
  39. k
  40. listen

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