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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 106 · 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 “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) wrap (c) design
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) honest (c) answer
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) answer (c) would
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) write
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) foreign (c) half
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) wrist (c) knight
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) kneel (c) salmon
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) doubt (c) answer
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) knob (c) soften
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) foreign (c) whole
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) comb
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) sword (c) listen
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) crumb (c) wrap
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) design (c) knit
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) tomb (c) gnome
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) yolk (c) debt
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) comb

Answer key

  1. l
  2. wrap
  3. w
  4. g
  5. folk
  6. knob
  7. crumb
  8. foreign
  9. t
  10. wrist
  11. kneel
  12. b
  13. doubt
  14. w
  15. g
  16. soften
  17. whole
  18. k
  19. b
  20. k
  21. t
  22. g
  23. knot
  24. b
  25. h
  26. b
  27. listen
  28. t
  29. reign
  30. k
  31. knit
  32. b
  33. w
  34. gnome
  35. w
  36. l
  37. b
  38. h
  39. debt
  40. comb

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