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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 900 · 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) walk (b) soften (c) gnat
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) whole (c) fasten
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) sword (c) doubt
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) design (c) would
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) kneel (c) could
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) reign (c) wrap
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) listen (c) honest
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) half (c) sign
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) comb (c) sign
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) doubt (c) whistle
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) listen (c) gnome
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) design (c) debt
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) whole (c) castle
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) soften (c) plumber
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p

Answer key

  1. walk
  2. fasten
  3. g
  4. k
  5. t
  6. l
  7. t
  8. b
  9. t
  10. b
  11. k
  12. t
  13. sword
  14. w
  15. l
  16. w
  17. k
  18. g
  19. knot
  20. h
  21. b
  22. g
  23. soften
  24. wrap
  25. honest
  26. w
  27. half
  28. comb
  29. doubt
  30. g
  31. gnome
  32. debt
  33. w
  34. whole
  35. w
  36. h
  37. h
  38. b
  39. plumber
  40. w

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