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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. w
  2. gnat
  3. b
  4. h
  5. answer
  6. t
  7. k
  8. g
  9. g
  10. b
  11. k
  12. l
  13. knit
  14. ghost
  15. w
  16. l
  17. tomb
  18. plumber
  19. h
  20. w
  21. rhyme
  22. w
  23. design
  24. gnome
  25. k
  26. l
  27. wrist
  28. l
  29. b
  30. k
  31. g
  32. yolk
  33. knife
  34. w
  35. wrap
  36. t
  37. l
  38. lamb
  39. l
  40. b

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