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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. b
  2. w
  3. knot
  4. crumb
  5. g
  6. knit
  7. foreign
  8. l
  9. soften
  10. k
  11. g
  12. b
  13. w
  14. g
  15. h
  16. l
  17. k
  18. salmon
  19. k
  20. ghost
  21. lamb
  22. write
  23. b
  24. k
  25. l
  26. l
  27. g
  28. wrap
  29. w
  30. t
  31. half
  32. w
  33. h
  34. k
  35. comb
  36. w
  37. h
  38. gnome
  39. b
  40. g

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