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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 207 · 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 letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) wrap (c) honest
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) sign (c) plumber
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) sword (c) sign
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) kneel (c) knob
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) tomb (c) knight
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) knot (c) ghost
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) knot (c) half
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) would (c) gnome
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) reign (c) honest
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) sword (c) knot
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) reign (c) kneel
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) could (c) whole
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m

Answer key

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

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