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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 265 · 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 “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) wrap (c) comb
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knit (c) could
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) kneel (c) could
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) wrap (c) would
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) tomb (c) rhyme
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) walk (c) honest
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) salmon (c) ghost
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knot (c) knit
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) plumber (c) gnome
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) knot (c) knit
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) debt (c) gnome
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) half (c) gnome
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) folk (c) sign
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) crumb (c) rhyme
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) tomb (c) wrist
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) knob (c) whistle
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) whole (c) knot
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b

Answer key

  1. w
  2. h
  3. soften
  4. w
  5. knit
  6. l
  7. w
  8. wrap
  9. would
  10. l
  11. g
  12. tomb
  13. t
  14. walk
  15. salmon
  16. g
  17. write
  18. gnome
  19. b
  20. g
  21. debt
  22. knob
  23. k
  24. t
  25. g
  26. l
  27. comb
  28. sign
  29. w
  30. k
  31. crumb
  32. wrist
  33. b
  34. whistle
  35. b
  36. knot
  37. k
  38. t
  39. t
  40. b

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