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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 803 · 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) l (c) m
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) wrap (c) castle
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) foreign (c) knob
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) castle (c) kneel
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) whole (c) sign
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) yolk (c) design
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) honest
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) debt (c) whole
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) could (c) debt
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) talk (c) yolk
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) crumb (c) rhyme
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knight (c) knot
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) design
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knife (c) honest
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w

Answer key

  1. l
  2. w
  3. wrap
  4. b
  5. t
  6. k
  7. b
  8. l
  9. g
  10. listen
  11. kneel
  12. whole
  13. yolk
  14. w
  15. k
  16. w
  17. b
  18. k
  19. b
  20. wrist
  21. debt
  22. g
  23. could
  24. k
  25. t
  26. b
  27. answer
  28. fasten
  29. k
  30. write
  31. b
  32. l
  33. k
  34. w
  35. w
  36. l
  37. l
  38. doubt
  39. knife
  40. l

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