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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 117 · 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 “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) salmon (c) gnome
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) foreign (c) write
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knot (c) half
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) comb (c) whole
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) could (c) half
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) knob (c) walk
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) yolk (c) sword
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) whistle (c) folk
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) ghost (c) yolk
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) lamb (c) could
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) doubt (c) talk
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) reign (c) castle
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) whistle (c) crumb
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s

Answer key

  1. b
  2. g
  3. gnome
  4. g
  5. l
  6. l
  7. l
  8. write
  9. l
  10. knot
  11. comb
  12. h
  13. soften
  14. walk
  15. sword
  16. l
  17. t
  18. k
  19. foreign
  20. b
  21. w
  22. b
  23. t
  24. k
  25. ghost
  26. b
  27. knob
  28. w
  29. w
  30. t
  31. l
  32. talk
  33. w
  34. w
  35. w
  36. b
  37. castle
  38. whistle
  39. g
  40. t

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