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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 424 · 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 “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knot (c) lamb
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) gnome
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) folk (c) listen
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) sign (c) half
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) reign (c) sword
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) soften (c) comb
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) tomb (c) honest
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) plumber (c) write
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) debt (c) whole
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) kneel (c) write
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) listen (c) knight
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) foreign (c) soften
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) tomb (c) rhyme
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) knob (c) wrist
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) could (c) knit
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) tomb (c) honest
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k

Answer key

  1. w
  2. knot
  3. l
  4. k
  5. k
  6. g
  7. t
  8. wrist
  9. listen
  10. l
  11. sign
  12. h
  13. sword
  14. t
  15. l
  16. comb
  17. b
  18. yolk
  19. plumber
  20. whole
  21. g
  22. kneel
  23. wrap
  24. foreign
  25. b
  26. g
  27. b
  28. gnome
  29. rhino
  30. w
  31. b
  32. knit
  33. b
  34. l
  35. w
  36. b
  37. tomb
  38. b
  39. g
  40. l

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