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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 914 · 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) half (b) knight (c) comb
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) crumb (c) lamb
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) knit (c) soften
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) knob (c) rhino
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) rhino (c) whole
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) honest (c) could
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) gnat (c) write
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) whistle (c) lamb
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) debt (c) fasten
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) doubt (c) gnat
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) lamb (c) knot
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) gnome (c) soften
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) salmon (c) knife
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t

Answer key

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

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