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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 427 · 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 “b”? (a) gnome (b) answer (c) lamb
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) comb (c) sword
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) kneel (c) whole
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) reign (c) would
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) wrap (c) gnat
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) knight (c) debt
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) tomb (c) folk
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) design (c) knob
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) half (c) doubt
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) sign (c) rhyme
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) walk (c) plumber
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) answer (c) whistle
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w

Answer key

  1. lamb
  2. folk
  3. l
  4. l
  5. t
  6. h
  7. whole
  8. l
  9. g
  10. would
  11. gnat
  12. t
  13. b
  14. w
  15. w
  16. k
  17. k
  18. w
  19. debt
  20. tomb
  21. listen
  22. w
  23. doubt
  24. b
  25. l
  26. k
  27. sign
  28. g
  29. b
  30. t
  31. w
  32. l
  33. k
  34. k
  35. plumber
  36. knob
  37. t
  38. l
  39. b
  40. w

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