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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 412 · 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 “l”? (a) would (b) write (c) tomb
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) wrist (c) doubt
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) talk (c) debt
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) wrap (c) doubt
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) answer (c) reign
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) reign (c) walk
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knight (c) rhyme
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knife (c) could
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) fasten (c) tomb
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) ghost (c) write
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) salmon (c) listen
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) comb (c) rhino

Answer key

  1. would
  2. k
  3. l
  4. w
  5. b
  6. h
  7. wrist
  8. debt
  9. wrap
  10. b
  11. g
  12. k
  13. l
  14. g
  15. reign
  16. l
  17. b
  18. t
  19. h
  20. l
  21. g
  22. b
  23. b
  24. l
  25. walk
  26. knight
  27. w
  28. knife
  29. g
  30. w
  31. t
  32. g
  33. tomb
  34. l
  35. t
  36. k
  37. write
  38. listen
  39. k
  40. fasten

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