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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 619 · 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 “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) knife (c) tomb
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) yolk (c) write
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) wrap (c) knit
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knob (c) answer
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) knot (c) rhino
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) rhino (c) whole
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) soften (c) rhyme
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) sword (c) gnome
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) listen (c) plumber
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) comb (b) honest (c) plumber
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knot (c) debt
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s

Answer key

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

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