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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 488 · 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) w (b) r (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knight (c) comb
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) crumb (c) talk
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) debt (c) folk
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) whistle (c) ghost
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) could (c) gnat
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) talk (c) answer
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) ghost (c) tomb
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) knot
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) gnat (c) sword
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) yolk (c) knife
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) sign (c) knob
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) foreign (c) knit
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) debt (c) crumb
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) doubt (c) wrap

Answer key

  1. w
  2. g
  3. knight
  4. talk
  5. debt
  6. crumb
  7. gnat
  8. k
  9. w
  10. t
  11. lamb
  12. tomb
  13. folk
  14. l
  15. w
  16. w
  17. t
  18. g
  19. sword
  20. w
  21. h
  22. h
  23. l
  24. l
  25. g
  26. b
  27. k
  28. k
  29. write
  30. knob
  31. b
  32. g
  33. b
  34. k
  35. l
  36. w
  37. foreign
  38. b
  39. kneel
  40. wrap

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