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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 528 · 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) knob (b) wrap (c) foreign
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) sword (c) answer
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) crumb (c) rhyme
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) foreign (c) sword
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) folk (c) wrap
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) sign (c) write
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) plumber (c) wrist
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) could (b) ghost (c) plumber
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) walk (c) gnat
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) would (c) half
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) sword (c) yolk
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) talk (c) crumb
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r

Answer key

  1. knob
  2. g
  3. w
  4. t
  5. l
  6. gnome
  7. g
  8. k
  9. w
  10. h
  11. half
  12. l
  13. sword
  14. l
  15. wrap
  16. b
  17. k
  18. b
  19. w
  20. l
  21. b
  22. g
  23. sign
  24. plumber
  25. w
  26. w
  27. t
  28. l
  29. ghost
  30. gnat
  31. crumb
  32. g
  33. g
  34. b
  35. yolk
  36. h
  37. talk
  38. b
  39. t
  40. g

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