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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 363 · 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 “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knit (c) debt
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) tomb (c) knob
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) fasten (c) reign
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) gnome (c) debt
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) listen
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) write (c) could
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) knot (c) half
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) debt (c) foreign
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) wrap (c) castle
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) comb (c) honest
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) write (c) soften
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) could
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) gnat (c) doubt
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) gnat (c) lamb
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) foreign (c) reign
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) tomb (c) design
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g

Answer key

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

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