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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 282 · 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 “w”? (a) rhino (b) wrap (c) rhyme
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) comb (c) folk
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) gnat (c) rhyme
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) walk
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) comb (c) could
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) comb (c) soften
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) wrap (c) listen
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) could (c) salmon
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) sword (c) knot
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) debt (c) sign
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) kneel (c) debt
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) talk (c) knight
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) comb (c) reign

Answer key

  1. wrap
  2. b
  3. l
  4. w
  5. w
  6. folk
  7. t
  8. w
  9. w
  10. t
  11. g
  12. l
  13. w
  14. rhyme
  15. k
  16. g
  17. h
  18. l
  19. comb
  20. b
  21. w
  22. could
  23. w
  24. l
  25. soften
  26. listen
  27. t
  28. knife
  29. sword
  30. t
  31. w
  32. debt
  33. g
  34. t
  35. kneel
  36. talk
  37. b
  38. t
  39. k
  40. reign

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