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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 557 · 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 “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) foreign (c) could
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) soften (c) knot
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) soften (c) sign
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) knob (c) walk
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) could (c) listen
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knob (c) crumb
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) folk (c) reign
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) honest (c) talk
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) salmon (c) tomb
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) half (c) write
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) knot (c) crumb
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) answer (c) fasten
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) gnome (c) plumber
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) lamb (c) design

Answer key

  1. g
  2. k
  3. g
  4. could
  5. knot
  6. t
  7. l
  8. sign
  9. t
  10. k
  11. walk
  12. knit
  13. b
  14. knob
  15. folk
  16. k
  17. l
  18. b
  19. l
  20. honest
  21. salmon
  22. b
  23. h
  24. w
  25. g
  26. w
  27. g
  28. w
  29. g
  30. l
  31. b
  32. write
  33. k
  34. l
  35. crumb
  36. l
  37. answer
  38. plumber
  39. b
  40. lamb

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