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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 606 · 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 “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) crumb (c) comb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) wrist (c) sword
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) could
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) talk (c) salmon
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) knit (c) knot
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) talk (c) tomb
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) sword (c) knife
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) reign (c) kneel
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) listen (c) reign
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) salmon (c) sword
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) doubt (c) gnome
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knit (c) answer
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) foreign (c) soften
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) yolk (c) kneel
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y

Answer key

  1. g
  2. would
  3. plumber
  4. w
  5. could
  6. gnat
  7. k
  8. g
  9. l
  10. talk
  11. k
  12. l
  13. w
  14. tomb
  15. debt
  16. b
  17. sword
  18. g
  19. reign
  20. k
  21. k
  22. w
  23. t
  24. b
  25. g
  26. castle
  27. h
  28. l
  29. l
  30. h
  31. l
  32. half
  33. b
  34. b
  35. k
  36. knit
  37. soften
  38. doubt
  39. b
  40. l

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