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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 454 · 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 “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) knob (c) answer
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) yolk (c) foreign
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) ghost (c) design
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) knot (c) doubt
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) comb (c) knife
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) doubt
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) could (b) tomb (c) rhino
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) gnome (c) kneel
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) reign (c) whistle
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) yolk (c) debt
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) honest (c) crumb
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) debt (c) wrist
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w

Answer key

  1. b
  2. answer
  3. foreign
  4. w
  5. b
  6. h
  7. could
  8. knot
  9. k
  10. l
  11. t
  12. knife
  13. b
  14. k
  15. doubt
  16. t
  17. g
  18. k
  19. h
  20. l
  21. b
  22. w
  23. g
  24. rhino
  25. w
  26. t
  27. gnome
  28. w
  29. whistle
  30. l
  31. yolk
  32. honest
  33. w
  34. l
  35. wrist
  36. h
  37. b
  38. w
  39. l
  40. w

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