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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 352 · 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 “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) kneel (c) plumber
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) comb (c) yolk
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) sword (c) talk
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) doubt (c) foreign
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) sword (c) design
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knife (c) knight
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) tomb (c) whole
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) honest (c) design
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) rhino (c) reign
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) debt (c) design
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) whole (c) knight
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) honest (c) listen
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) fasten (c) answer
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k

Answer key

  1. t
  2. design
  3. b
  4. gnat
  5. l
  6. talk
  7. l
  8. foreign
  9. knob
  10. would
  11. g
  12. k
  13. l
  14. whole
  15. l
  16. b
  17. g
  18. b
  19. yolk
  20. k
  21. t
  22. w
  23. l
  24. k
  25. l
  26. rhino
  27. sword
  28. g
  29. w
  30. knight
  31. honest
  32. l
  33. w
  34. w
  35. b
  36. t
  37. answer
  38. w
  39. b
  40. k

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