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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 342 · 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 “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) gnat (c) listen
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) honest (c) wrap
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) comb (c) design
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) whistle (c) foreign
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) debt (c) knit
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) soften (c) rhyme
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) sign (c) gnat
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) knob (c) walk
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) reign (c) crumb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) knight (c) sword
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) salmon (c) whole
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) whole (c) sign
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) wrist (c) ghost
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) yolk (c) wrist

Answer key

  1. l
  2. w
  3. w
  4. l
  5. b
  6. t
  7. b
  8. g
  9. gnat
  10. honest
  11. k
  12. design
  13. whistle
  14. l
  15. g
  16. debt
  17. soften
  18. g
  19. w
  20. k
  21. lamb
  22. walk
  23. w
  24. crumb
  25. l
  26. knight
  27. whole
  28. l
  29. t
  30. sign
  31. b
  32. t
  33. t
  34. w
  35. k
  36. folk
  37. l
  38. k
  39. h
  40. yolk

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