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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 239 · 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 “w”? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) design
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) sword (c) foreign
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) honest (c) comb
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) gnome (c) lamb
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) answer (c) tomb
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) sword (c) rhino
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) knife (c) answer
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) could
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knight (c) wrist
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) answer (c) rhyme
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) knob (c) folk
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) talk (c) knot
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) debt (c) honest
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) design (c) gnat
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) whole (c) lamb
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n

Answer key

  1. wrap
  2. half
  3. g
  4. walk
  5. b
  6. b
  7. b
  8. l
  9. w
  10. gnome
  11. tomb
  12. h
  13. b
  14. l
  15. g
  16. w
  17. castle
  18. b
  19. answer
  20. w
  21. could
  22. k
  23. g
  24. would
  25. rhyme
  26. t
  27. l
  28. t
  29. folk
  30. w
  31. k
  32. l
  33. talk
  34. honest
  35. knit
  36. h
  37. b
  38. l
  39. lamb
  40. k

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