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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 120 · 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 “l”? (a) reign (b) talk (c) debt
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) listen (c) plumber
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) listen (c) knife
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) reign (c) doubt
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) reign (c) fasten
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) knife (c) sword
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) reign (c) gnat
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) crumb (c) wrap
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) kneel (c) comb
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) sign (c) doubt
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) listen (c) wrap
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) whole (c) wrap
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) wrist (c) half

Answer key

  1. talk
  2. l
  3. g
  4. b
  5. w
  6. plumber
  7. knife
  8. k
  9. t
  10. l
  11. write
  12. k
  13. w
  14. fasten
  15. sword
  16. b
  17. w
  18. l
  19. b
  20. l
  21. k
  22. b
  23. salmon
  24. g
  25. g
  26. wrap
  27. h
  28. k
  29. l
  30. k
  31. kneel
  32. l
  33. t
  34. b
  35. g
  36. knot
  37. listen
  38. lamb
  39. w
  40. wrist

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