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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 533 · 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 “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) yolk (c) half
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) kneel (c) sword
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) tomb (c) wrist
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) knife (c) gnome
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) whistle (c) crumb
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) would (c) knife
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) comb (c) yolk
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) salmon (c) knife
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) honest (c) sign
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) gnome
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) plumber (c) whole
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) listen (c) doubt
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) plumber (c) knife
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) half (c) whistle
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) whole (c) crumb

Answer key

  1. t
  2. gnome
  3. w
  4. b
  5. l
  6. l
  7. k
  8. b
  9. b
  10. kneel
  11. wrist
  12. g
  13. w
  14. talk
  15. crumb
  16. would
  17. yolk
  18. h
  19. k
  20. l
  21. salmon
  22. h
  23. g
  24. sign
  25. knot
  26. l
  27. b
  28. plumber
  29. l
  30. w
  31. l
  32. g
  33. t
  34. w
  35. k
  36. w
  37. doubt
  38. knife
  39. whistle
  40. soften

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