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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 169 · 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) foreign (b) yolk (c) sign
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) listen (c) sign
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) crumb (c) sword
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) folk (c) whole
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) honest (c) salmon
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) salmon (c) design
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) rhino (c) write
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) design (c) walk
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) comb (c) answer
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f

Answer key

  1. yolk
  2. sign
  3. w
  4. l
  5. crumb
  6. whole
  7. g
  8. w
  9. l
  10. l
  11. k
  12. wrist
  13. h
  14. g
  15. t
  16. t
  17. k
  18. k
  19. l
  20. b
  21. b
  22. k
  23. salmon
  24. k
  25. w
  26. l
  27. g
  28. g
  29. write
  30. honest
  31. w
  32. t
  33. w
  34. h
  35. l
  36. b
  37. g
  38. l
  39. comb
  40. k

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