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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 865 · 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 “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) sword (c) plumber
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knife (c) lamb
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) knot (c) whole
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) design (c) folk
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) wrist (c) sign
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) castle (c) foreign
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) write (c) honest
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) yolk (c) knit
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) lamb (c) whistle
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knit (c) rhino
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s

Answer key

  1. w
  2. b
  3. k
  4. sword
  5. knife
  6. k
  7. h
  8. whole
  9. folk
  10. b
  11. b
  12. t
  13. tomb
  14. k
  15. k
  16. k
  17. t
  18. castle
  19. t
  20. write
  21. sign
  22. k
  23. b
  24. l
  25. k
  26. h
  27. g
  28. b
  29. w
  30. l
  31. k
  32. g
  33. l
  34. whistle
  35. t
  36. g
  37. knit
  38. t
  39. l
  40. l

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