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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 607 · 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 “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) rhyme
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) doubt (c) lamb
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) doubt (c) wrap
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) folk (c) design
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) could (c) knit
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) write (c) whole
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) sword (c) folk
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) knob (c) sword
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) debt (c) foreign
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) reign (c) would
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) knife (c) debt
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) doubt (c) rhino

Answer key

  1. w
  2. g
  3. g
  4. g
  5. h
  6. yolk
  7. knob
  8. b
  9. wrap
  10. wrist
  11. w
  12. w
  13. could
  14. knife
  15. k
  16. b
  17. k
  18. folk
  19. g
  20. l
  21. b
  22. g
  23. t
  24. k
  25. l
  26. sword
  27. g
  28. k
  29. h
  30. walk
  31. k
  32. l
  33. would
  34. w
  35. t
  36. b
  37. debt
  38. t
  39. l
  40. gnat

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