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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 776 · 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) m (b) l (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) salmon (c) would
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) write (c) knot
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) rhino (c) yolk
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) salmon (c) could
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) sign (c) whole
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) salmon (c) crumb
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) castle (c) gnome
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) design (c) knit
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) rhyme (c) walk
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) kneel (c) doubt
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) walk (c) half
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) yolk (c) whole
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) honest (c) whistle
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s

Answer key

  1. l
  2. t
  3. g
  4. t
  5. k
  6. l
  7. soften
  8. knot
  9. w
  10. h
  11. l
  12. yolk
  13. k
  14. t
  15. tomb
  16. w
  17. g
  18. w
  19. listen
  20. t
  21. crumb
  22. k
  23. castle
  24. t
  25. design
  26. b
  27. rhyme
  28. k
  29. w
  30. doubt
  31. gnome
  32. b
  33. b
  34. l
  35. t
  36. whole
  37. foreign
  38. g
  39. k
  40. w

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