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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 984 · 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 “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) ghost (c) talk
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) yolk (c) fasten
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) whole (c) foreign
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) could (b) lamb (c) honest
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) comb (c) knob
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) lamb
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) rhino (c) wrist
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) sword (c) kneel
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) lamb (c) sign
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) gnome (c) crumb
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) would (c) knife
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) walk (c) sign
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) could (c) design
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) plumber (c) knob
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) salmon (c) whole
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) wrist (c) soften

Answer key

  1. b
  2. b
  3. talk
  4. t
  5. k
  6. l
  7. w
  8. l
  9. fasten
  10. whole
  11. l
  12. h
  13. honest
  14. salmon
  15. answer
  16. rhino
  17. w
  18. t
  19. l
  20. sword
  21. l
  22. lamb
  23. k
  24. k
  25. crumb
  26. l
  27. t
  28. b
  29. l
  30. h
  31. g
  32. soften
  33. walk
  34. b
  35. could
  36. knob
  37. foreign
  38. b
  39. b
  40. wrist

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