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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 88 · 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) salmon (b) wrap (c) rhino
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) yolk (c) crumb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) gnat (c) gnome
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) castle (c) kneel
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) castle (c) sign
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) fasten (c) debt
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) castle (c) tomb
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) sword (c) knot
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) fasten (c) doubt
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) castle (c) wrist
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) whole (c) sign
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) salmon (c) could
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knife (c) wrap
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) wrist (c) knight
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l

Answer key

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

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