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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 949 · 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 “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) gnat (c) could
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) gnome (c) could
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) gnat (c) talk
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) gnome (c) yolk
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) ghost (c) yolk
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) rhino (c) talk
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) salmon (c) debt
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) soften (c) yolk
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) reign (c) folk
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) salmon (c) plumber
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) kneel (c) knob
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t

Answer key

  1. w
  2. k
  3. l
  4. h
  5. w
  6. could
  7. knit
  8. t
  9. w
  10. w
  11. talk
  12. l
  13. w
  14. gnome
  15. g
  16. k
  17. l
  18. b
  19. k
  20. yolk
  21. h
  22. wrap
  23. k
  24. h
  25. debt
  26. l
  27. soften
  28. t
  29. k
  30. l
  31. h
  32. l
  33. g
  34. w
  35. folk
  36. l
  37. plumber
  38. w
  39. listen
  40. t

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