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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 405 · 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 word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) knob (c) rhyme
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) answer (c) wrap
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) gnome (c) whistle
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) wrist (c) knight
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) crumb (c) reign
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) write (c) knob
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) honest (c) knife
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) rhyme (c) design
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) kneel (c) plumber
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) folk (c) gnat
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) foreign (c) salmon
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) soften (c) sword
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) lamb (c) plumber
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) debt (c) whole
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t

Answer key

  1. sword
  2. gnome
  3. whistle
  4. plumber
  5. g
  6. t
  7. crumb
  8. write
  9. b
  10. w
  11. k
  12. l
  13. b
  14. k
  15. could
  16. l
  17. l
  18. rhyme
  19. h
  20. k
  21. kneel
  22. gnat
  23. t
  24. k
  25. t
  26. salmon
  27. soften
  28. w
  29. fasten
  30. l
  31. whole
  32. w
  33. b
  34. g
  35. l
  36. b
  37. l
  38. g
  39. t
  40. b

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