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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 458 · 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 “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) doubt (c) knit
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) crumb (c) write
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) gnome (c) listen
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) castle (c) sign
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) design (c) knot
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) folk (c) wrist
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) honest (c) tomb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) crumb
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) walk (c) sign
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) talk (c) knit
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t

Answer key

  1. w
  2. gnome
  3. walk
  4. b
  5. b
  6. w
  7. listen
  8. castle
  9. g
  10. g
  11. w
  12. l
  13. b
  14. w
  15. w
  16. design
  17. foreign
  18. l
  19. k
  20. b
  21. k
  22. h
  23. t
  24. tomb
  25. b
  26. t
  27. g
  28. l
  29. l
  30. w
  31. k
  32. l
  33. answer
  34. l
  35. l
  36. sign
  37. b
  38. talk
  39. b
  40. t

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