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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 379 · 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) r (b) p (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) doubt (c) sword
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) ghost (c) comb
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) reign (c) folk
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) honest (c) half
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) walk (c) lamb
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) knit (c) foreign
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) debt (c) whole
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) could
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) honest (c) kneel
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) answer (c) talk
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) fasten (c) reign
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knife (c) rhyme
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) knit (c) honest
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s

Answer key

  1. w
  2. b
  3. w
  4. t
  5. doubt
  6. wrap
  7. g
  8. g
  9. h
  10. folk
  11. l
  12. g
  13. write
  14. h
  15. g
  16. lamb
  17. w
  18. k
  19. k
  20. plumber
  21. whole
  22. b
  23. b
  24. b
  25. could
  26. l
  27. w
  28. g
  29. k
  30. kneel
  31. g
  32. answer
  33. reign
  34. b
  35. knife
  36. b
  37. b
  38. b
  39. honest
  40. w

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