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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 305 · 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 “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) lamb (c) walk
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) listen (c) rhino
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) doubt (c) could
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) half (c) rhino
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) sign
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) sign (c) wrap
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) would (c) ghost
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) whole (c) design
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) reign (c) knob
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) knight (c) comb
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) wrap (c) comb
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) ghost (c) folk
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b

Answer key

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

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