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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 112 · 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 “w”? (a) knob (b) kneel (c) wrist
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) half (c) answer
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) design (c) honest
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) wrap (c) knot
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) wrap (c) doubt
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knot (c) listen
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) could (c) gnat
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) salmon
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) gnat (c) walk
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) knife (c) tomb
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) soften (c) design
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) plumber (c) knight
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) sign (c) soften
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) answer (c) knight

Answer key

  1. wrist
  2. h
  3. answer
  4. l
  5. l
  6. w
  7. k
  8. g
  9. honest
  10. g
  11. wrap
  12. doubt
  13. g
  14. k
  15. g
  16. w
  17. knot
  18. b
  19. gnat
  20. b
  21. g
  22. l
  23. b
  24. g
  25. knit
  26. walk
  27. b
  28. tomb
  29. w
  30. w
  31. k
  32. design
  33. l
  34. l
  35. t
  36. knight
  37. l
  38. w
  39. soften
  40. comb

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