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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 59 · 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 “w”? (a) sword (b) design (c) crumb
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) sign (c) doubt
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) design
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) debt (c) write
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) sword (c) tomb
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) would (c) answer
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) gnat
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) debt (c) yolk
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) salmon
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) gnat (c) knit
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) ghost (c) gnat
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t

Answer key

  1. sword
  2. l
  3. sign
  4. b
  5. h
  6. knot
  7. l
  8. h
  9. write
  10. l
  11. w
  12. k
  13. w
  14. w
  15. tomb
  16. l
  17. b
  18. k
  19. w
  20. h
  21. g
  22. would
  23. g
  24. l
  25. k
  26. l
  27. t
  28. b
  29. b
  30. b
  31. wrap
  32. l
  33. b
  34. debt
  35. k
  36. salmon
  37. knit
  38. ghost
  39. k
  40. g

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