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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 48 · 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 letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) soften (c) talk
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) folk (c) crumb
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) knife (c) sword
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) answer (c) salmon
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) sign (c) debt
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) salmon (c) castle
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) soften (c) foreign
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) salmon (c) knit
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) wrap (c) knight
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) doubt (c) knot
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) comb
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) ghost (c) could
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) crumb
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) could (c) wrist
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l

Answer key

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

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