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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 325 · 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) wrap (b) could (c) knife
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) knit (c) knife
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) fasten (c) rhyme
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) rhino (c) gnome
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) comb (c) reign
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) wrap (c) knit
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) reign (c) yolk
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) reign (c) talk
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) knit (c) would
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) could (c) castle
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) knight (c) salmon
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) wrist (c) write
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) lamb (c) half
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) write (c) debt
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w

Answer key

  1. wrap
  2. crumb
  3. l
  4. w
  5. l
  6. w
  7. w
  8. w
  9. k
  10. t
  11. folk
  12. plumber
  13. reign
  14. knit
  15. w
  16. l
  17. t
  18. yolk
  19. w
  20. h
  21. whole
  22. g
  23. k
  24. b
  25. would
  26. l
  27. w
  28. t
  29. castle
  30. salmon
  31. k
  32. w
  33. l
  34. ghost
  35. w
  36. w
  37. lamb
  38. b
  39. design
  40. l

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