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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 855 · 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) rhino (b) salmon (c) knot
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) write (c) tomb
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) knight (c) whole
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) rhyme (c) reign
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) salmon (c) comb
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) rhino (c) knife
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) knife
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) salmon (c) honest
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) wrist (c) answer
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) walk (c) sign
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) whole (c) crumb
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) tomb (c) folk
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) rhyme (c) castle
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) write (c) rhino
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t

Answer key

  1. salmon
  2. l
  3. k
  4. k
  5. g
  6. b
  7. g
  8. tomb
  9. l
  10. k
  11. w
  12. knight
  13. t
  14. reign
  15. comb
  16. k
  17. b
  18. soften
  19. answer
  20. h
  21. l
  22. h
  23. b
  24. h
  25. g
  26. wrap
  27. kneel
  28. w
  29. l
  30. h
  31. w
  32. t
  33. walk
  34. w
  35. w
  36. whistle
  37. folk
  38. castle
  39. write
  40. b

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