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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 612 · 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 “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) gnome (c) write
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) plumber (c) half
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knob (c) wrap
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) rhyme (c) reign
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) whistle (c) sign
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) sign (c) ghost
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) salmon (c) plumber
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) lamb (c) honest
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) tomb (c) could
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) knit (c) foreign
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) gnat (c) doubt
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w

Answer key

  1. b
  2. write
  3. k
  4. g
  5. g
  6. l
  7. foreign
  8. b
  9. b
  10. knob
  11. l
  12. l
  13. b
  14. w
  15. reign
  16. l
  17. whistle
  18. yolk
  19. k
  20. w
  21. plumber
  22. k
  23. h
  24. knit
  25. tomb
  26. k
  27. t
  28. k
  29. b
  30. folk
  31. t
  32. k
  33. g
  34. l
  35. knife
  36. t
  37. g
  38. k
  39. w
  40. w

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