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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 910 · 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 “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) tomb (c) fasten
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) sword (c) salmon
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) could (b) honest (c) plumber
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) knife (c) write
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) would (c) sign
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knife (c) debt
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) folk (c) sword
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) debt (c) knit
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) wrap (c) knit
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) knife (c) wrist
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d

Answer key

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

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