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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 267 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) yolk (c) knob
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) doubt (c) foreign
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) listen (c) design
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) castle (c) folk
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) knife (c) debt
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) write (c) castle
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) fasten (c) rhino
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) answer (c) gnome
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) rhyme (c) whistle
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) honest (c) comb
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) knob (c) wrist
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) sword (c) gnat
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) reign (c) knight
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g

Answer key

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

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