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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 142 · 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) d (b) w (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) knight (c) lamb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) rhino (c) gnat
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) would (c) honest
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) yolk (c) rhyme
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) wrap (c) rhyme
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) plumber (c) crumb
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) castle (c) wrap
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) half (c) knife
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) sign (c) whole
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p

Answer key

  1. w
  2. lamb
  3. rhino
  4. b
  5. w
  6. would
  7. t
  8. l
  9. l
  10. k
  11. b
  12. k
  13. w
  14. g
  15. t
  16. l
  17. g
  18. t
  19. g
  20. w
  21. w
  22. rhyme
  23. design
  24. g
  25. foreign
  26. g
  27. castle
  28. whistle
  29. k
  30. l
  31. b
  32. l
  33. l
  34. b
  35. h
  36. k
  37. k
  38. whole
  39. k
  40. w

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