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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 508 · 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 word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) soften (c) knife
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) wrist (c) listen
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) gnat (c) folk
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) design (c) lamb
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) wrap (c) reign
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) wrist (c) lamb
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) sword (c) comb
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) talk (c) knob
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) could (c) would
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) crumb (c) write
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knob (c) crumb
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) whistle (c) yolk
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) gnome (c) honest
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) kneel (c) gnat
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) tomb (c) knob
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) rhino (c) yolk
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) half (c) write
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) debt
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) ghost (c) talk

Answer key

  1. knife
  2. g
  3. g
  4. wrist
  5. g
  6. b
  7. g
  8. gnat
  9. design
  10. h
  11. l
  12. b
  13. w
  14. half
  15. w
  16. lamb
  17. g
  18. h
  19. comb
  20. talk
  21. listen
  22. crumb
  23. b
  24. wrap
  25. whistle
  26. honest
  27. kneel
  28. t
  29. w
  30. t
  31. b
  32. t
  33. ghost
  34. b
  35. t
  36. yolk
  37. write
  38. t
  39. debt
  40. answer

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