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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 333 · 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 “l”? (a) knife (b) foreign (c) talk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) knight (c) walk
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) honest (c) half
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) yolk (c) crumb
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) write (c) knob
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) sign (c) yolk
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) tomb (c) rhino
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) doubt (c) rhino
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) gnome (c) knot
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k

Answer key

  1. talk
  2. t
  3. walk
  4. half
  5. g
  6. soften
  7. write
  8. t
  9. sign
  10. w
  11. b
  12. l
  13. k
  14. k
  15. w
  16. b
  17. b
  18. b
  19. w
  20. b
  21. b
  22. rhino
  23. l
  24. l
  25. l
  26. w
  27. l
  28. k
  29. w
  30. wrist
  31. h
  32. b
  33. h
  34. l
  35. h
  36. w
  37. gnome
  38. h
  39. w
  40. l

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