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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 487 · 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 “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) write (c) tomb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) salmon (c) whole
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) listen (c) ghost
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) debt (c) could
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) comb (c) write
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) plumber (c) half
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) lamb (c) gnat
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) fasten (c) knife
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) tomb (c) talk
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) tomb (c) fasten
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) talk
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knot (c) answer
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) yolk (c) wrap
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) salmon (c) would
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) knit (c) whole
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l

Answer key

  1. b
  2. tomb
  3. whole
  4. ghost
  5. g
  6. g
  7. could
  8. w
  9. write
  10. g
  11. w
  12. plumber
  13. l
  14. w
  15. lamb
  16. h
  17. b
  18. fasten
  19. talk
  20. w
  21. k
  22. sign
  23. wrap
  24. would
  25. t
  26. w
  27. w
  28. t
  29. l
  30. l
  31. k
  32. whistle
  33. t
  34. b
  35. k
  36. l
  37. comb
  38. t
  39. gnat
  40. l

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