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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 905 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knife (c) tomb
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) rhyme (c) write
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) plumber (c) tomb
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) castle (c) gnome
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) sword (c) whistle
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) ghost (c) tomb
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) rhino (c) knot
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) wrap (c) debt
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) knob (c) doubt
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) walk (c) knot
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) half (c) fasten
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l

Answer key

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

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