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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 473 · 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 “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) reign (c) wrist
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) salmon (c) knife
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) doubt (c) walk
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) sword (c) rhyme
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) folk (c) knot
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) comb (c) folk
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) would (c) gnat
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) wrist (c) plumber
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) wrap (c) sign
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) folk (c) castle
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) plumber (c) crumb
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) could (c) gnat
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) tomb (c) gnat
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) knit (c) doubt
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w

Answer key

  1. w
  2. reign
  3. salmon
  4. gnome
  5. rhyme
  6. k
  7. folk
  8. k
  9. k
  10. w
  11. l
  12. comb
  13. would
  14. w
  15. b
  16. plumber
  17. listen
  18. castle
  19. t
  20. wrist
  21. k
  22. could
  23. tomb
  24. l
  25. k
  26. b
  27. g
  28. l
  29. b
  30. l
  31. w
  32. doubt
  33. b
  34. b
  35. k
  36. w
  37. h
  38. g
  39. w
  40. w

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