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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 842 · 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 letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) talk (c) whole
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) salmon (c) doubt
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) reign (c) wrap
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knot (c) half
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) half
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) tomb (c) honest
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) debt (c) wrist
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) reign (c) talk
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) plumber (c) could
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) gnat (c) rhino
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b

Answer key

  1. t
  2. whole
  3. salmon
  4. l
  5. t
  6. t
  7. k
  8. b
  9. w
  10. w
  11. t
  12. t
  13. k
  14. rhyme
  15. g
  16. knot
  17. w
  18. t
  19. k
  20. g
  21. h
  22. half
  23. h
  24. l
  25. honest
  26. b
  27. kneel
  28. rhino
  29. l
  30. plumber
  31. l
  32. k
  33. w
  34. w
  35. gnat
  36. w
  37. t
  38. g
  39. g
  40. b

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