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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 240 · 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 “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) half (c) crumb
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) honest (c) write
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) doubt (c) knob
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) soften (c) half
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) listen (c) wrap
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) knob (c) wrist
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) ghost
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) knit (c) would
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) fasten (c) wrist
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) reign (c) castle
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) knit (c) gnat
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) write (c) rhino
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) kneel (c) lamb
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) folk (c) walk
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g

Answer key

  1. w
  2. b
  3. b
  4. half
  5. write
  6. g
  7. knob
  8. l
  9. w
  10. g
  11. soften
  12. wrap
  13. t
  14. g
  15. k
  16. wrist
  17. w
  18. ghost
  19. k
  20. w
  21. k
  22. l
  23. b
  24. would
  25. reign
  26. g
  27. b
  28. k
  29. l
  30. answer
  31. gnat
  32. k
  33. rhino
  34. t
  35. b
  36. foreign
  37. g
  38. k
  39. whistle
  40. g

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