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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 782 · 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 “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) lamb (c) soften
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) soften (c) walk
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) write (c) knit
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) kneel (c) comb
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) yolk (c) could
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) tomb (c) whole
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) plumber (c) ghost
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) whole (c) rhyme
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) rhyme (c) knot
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) wrap (c) gnat
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) foreign (c) wrist
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) salmon (c) whole
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) soften (c) talk
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) knife (c) would

Answer key

  1. l
  2. b
  3. g
  4. l
  5. k
  6. b
  7. soften
  8. l
  9. l
  10. walk
  11. w
  12. k
  13. l
  14. knit
  15. kneel
  16. reign
  17. b
  18. tomb
  19. w
  20. l
  21. plumber
  22. w
  23. b
  24. b
  25. b
  26. g
  27. whole
  28. rhyme
  29. wrap
  30. wrist
  31. w
  32. l
  33. h
  34. crumb
  35. t
  36. w
  37. talk
  38. l
  39. b
  40. would

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