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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 835 · 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 word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) honest (c) answer
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) talk (c) gnat
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) knot (c) wrap
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) doubt (b) ghost (c) yolk
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) wrap (c) knob
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) knot (c) foreign
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) kneel (c) whistle
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) castle (b) knot (c) rhino
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) soften (c) answer
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) talk (c) write
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) doubt (c) knot
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) debt (c) wrist
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) half
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) plumber (c) design
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) honest (c) answer
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) could (c) castle
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) doubt (c) sword

Answer key

  1. walk
  2. b
  3. b
  4. t
  5. lamb
  6. b
  7. wrap
  8. ghost
  9. g
  10. g
  11. l
  12. l
  13. salmon
  14. w
  15. foreign
  16. h
  17. w
  18. k
  19. whistle
  20. rhino
  21. b
  22. k
  23. l
  24. soften
  25. k
  26. talk
  27. knot
  28. w
  29. debt
  30. half
  31. l
  32. g
  33. w
  34. design
  35. honest
  36. b
  37. l
  38. k
  39. castle
  40. would

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