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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 924 · 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 “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) salmon (c) foreign
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) fasten (c) sword
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) kneel (c) crumb
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) castle (c) knit
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) crumb (c) walk
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) would (c) doubt
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) debt (c) kneel
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) walk (c) reign
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) design (c) answer
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) honest (c) write
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) talk (c) design

Answer key

  1. t
  2. b
  3. foreign
  4. b
  5. l
  6. g
  7. tomb
  8. k
  9. soften
  10. l
  11. knit
  12. g
  13. k
  14. k
  15. k
  16. g
  17. w
  18. b
  19. w
  20. crumb
  21. h
  22. l
  23. t
  24. t
  25. l
  26. l
  27. t
  28. would
  29. kneel
  30. reign
  31. h
  32. k
  33. l
  34. l
  35. b
  36. h
  37. yolk
  38. write
  39. t
  40. talk

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