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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 113 · 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 “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) tomb (c) rhino
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) answer (c) knot
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) gnome
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) doubt (c) comb
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) talk (c) ghost
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) knife (c) salmon
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) half (c) debt
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n

Answer key

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

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