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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 570 · 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 “l”? (a) sword (b) salmon (c) fasten
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) doubt (c) knob
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) gnat (c) wrist
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) knot (c) sword
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) answer (c) crumb
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) sign (c) whistle
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) foreign (c) fasten
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) design (c) write
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) rhyme (c) fasten
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) sword (c) plumber
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) knob (c) gnat
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) comb (c) answer
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knife (c) ghost
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) kneel (c) fasten
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w

Answer key

  1. salmon
  2. b
  3. knob
  4. lamb
  5. k
  6. w
  7. w
  8. w
  9. l
  10. sword
  11. w
  12. answer
  13. w
  14. g
  15. sign
  16. g
  17. b
  18. b
  19. w
  20. foreign
  21. k
  22. g
  23. k
  24. h
  25. write
  26. l
  27. l
  28. g
  29. rhyme
  30. plumber
  31. gnat
  32. t
  33. comb
  34. knife
  35. l
  36. kneel
  37. k
  38. b
  39. l
  40. w

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