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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 380 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) tomb (c) wrist
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) sign (c) knight
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) ghost (c) design
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) debt (c) fasten
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) doubt (c) sign
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) write (c) folk
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) debt
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) doubt (c) gnat
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) could (c) fasten
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) half (c) knot
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) crumb (c) folk
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) knot (c) whistle
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) write (c) doubt
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t

Answer key

  1. g
  2. wrist
  3. w
  4. w
  5. knight
  6. w
  7. ghost
  8. salmon
  9. g
  10. sign
  11. folk
  12. debt
  13. t
  14. k
  15. k
  16. b
  17. l
  18. l
  19. l
  20. g
  21. h
  22. b
  23. k
  24. k
  25. h
  26. write
  27. l
  28. t
  29. could
  30. w
  31. k
  32. design
  33. w
  34. g
  35. crumb
  36. knot
  37. doubt
  38. b
  39. b
  40. k

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