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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. design
  2. whole
  3. l
  4. t
  5. h
  6. walk
  7. l
  8. half
  9. k
  10. knight
  11. h
  12. l
  13. yolk
  14. w
  15. w
  16. sword
  17. w
  18. g
  19. w
  20. l
  21. b
  22. b
  23. g
  24. b
  25. l
  26. g
  27. knob
  28. t
  29. g
  30. g
  31. soften
  32. k
  33. l
  34. talk
  35. write
  36. knit
  37. tomb
  38. b
  39. b
  40. answer

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