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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 208 · 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) g (b) n (c) m
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) write (c) fasten
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) foreign (c) rhyme
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) castle (c) foreign
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) walk (c) knife
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) gnat (c) reign
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) castle (c) wrap
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) wrist (c) plumber
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) whole (c) half
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) whole (c) sign
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) design (c) foreign
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) lamb (c) wrist
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) yolk (c) answer
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) ghost (c) knife
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knit (c) comb
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) comb (c) knit
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n

Answer key

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

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