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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 904 · 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 “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) folk (c) ghost
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) reign (c) write
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) whistle (c) could
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) sword (c) rhyme
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) fasten (c) knot
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) sign (c) would
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) salmon (c) doubt
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) debt (c) answer
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t

Answer key

  1. l
  2. l
  3. l
  4. h
  5. l
  6. folk
  7. g
  8. g
  9. k
  10. k
  11. k
  12. l
  13. w
  14. l
  15. knight
  16. b
  17. b
  18. sign
  19. rhyme
  20. k
  21. knot
  22. w
  23. g
  24. would
  25. b
  26. l
  27. g
  28. t
  29. w
  30. b
  31. b
  32. g
  33. h
  34. salmon
  35. k
  36. answer
  37. w
  38. k
  39. w
  40. t

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