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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 595 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) answer (c) doubt
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) answer (c) knight
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) rhyme (c) answer
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) doubt (c) walk
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) whistle (c) tomb
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) whistle (c) kneel
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) gnome (c) knot
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) sign (c) knit
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) design (c) listen
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) lamb (c) yolk
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) foreign (c) whistle
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) design (c) crumb
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) yolk (c) answer
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c

Answer key

  1. l
  2. h
  3. doubt
  4. w
  5. k
  6. b
  7. knight
  8. l
  9. answer
  10. walk
  11. tomb
  12. b
  13. w
  14. b
  15. t
  16. kneel
  17. gnome
  18. h
  19. b
  20. k
  21. sign
  22. l
  23. b
  24. design
  25. lamb
  26. b
  27. foreign
  28. l
  29. l
  30. k
  31. l
  32. t
  33. g
  34. g
  35. crumb
  36. h
  37. g
  38. yolk
  39. w
  40. b

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