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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 114 · 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) s (b) d (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) lamb (c) answer
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) half (c) gnat
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) wrap (c) could
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) fasten (c) sword
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) salmon (c) sword
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) walk (c) reign
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) answer (c) kneel
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knife (c) tomb
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) yolk
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) knit (c) talk
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) rhyme (c) knot
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) would (c) knife
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) write (c) rhyme
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) whistle (c) reign
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) could (c) design
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) rhyme (c) lamb
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) gnome (c) walk
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) knight
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l

Answer key

  1. w
  2. k
  3. b
  4. g
  5. b
  6. lamb
  7. knight
  8. w
  9. w
  10. l
  11. wrap
  12. sword
  13. b
  14. g
  15. l
  16. design
  17. g
  18. walk
  19. answer
  20. knife
  21. k
  22. t
  23. t
  24. whistle
  25. wrist
  26. folk
  27. would
  28. t
  29. l
  30. write
  31. reign
  32. fasten
  33. l
  34. w
  35. rhyme
  36. b
  37. gnome
  38. doubt
  39. k
  40. l

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