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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 860 · 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 “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) soften (c) rhino
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) knob (c) half
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) gnome (c) ghost
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) would (c) design
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) salmon (c) rhyme
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) walk (c) rhyme
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) salmon (c) fasten
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) knit (c) talk
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) reign (c) folk
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) knight (c) write
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) rhyme (c) knife
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) foreign
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) yolk
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) folk (c) plumber
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) knot (c) yolk
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) could (c) gnome

Answer key

  1. g
  2. g
  3. b
  4. t
  5. l
  6. folk
  7. half
  8. knife
  9. b
  10. t
  11. b
  12. k
  13. design
  14. b
  15. salmon
  16. k
  17. l
  18. walk
  19. gnome
  20. l
  21. talk
  22. wrist
  23. w
  24. h
  25. k
  26. k
  27. b
  28. write
  29. b
  30. rhyme
  31. w
  32. foreign
  33. t
  34. answer
  35. plumber
  36. yolk
  37. t
  38. l
  39. b
  40. castle

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