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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 247 · 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 “b”? (a) comb (b) write (c) foreign
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) wrap (c) kneel
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) knit (c) would
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) fasten (c) could
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) salmon (c) gnat
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) gnome (c) plumber
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) fasten (c) knit
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) folk (c) whistle
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r

Answer key

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

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