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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 417 · 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 “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) comb
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) gnat (c) debt
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) lamb (c) knot
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) lamb (c) could
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) answer (c) tomb
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) gnat (c) could
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) knit (c) lamb
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) wrap (c) tomb
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) crumb (c) salmon
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) comb (c) knife

Answer key

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

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