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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 437 · 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 “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) sign (c) half
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) write (c) knot
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) crumb (c) ghost
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) comb (c) sword
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) tomb (c) half
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) gnome
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) knife (c) whole
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) comb (c) knight
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) plumber (c) foreign
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) comb (c) would
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) knob (c) wrap
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) answer (c) debt
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) could (c) knob
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d

Answer key

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

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