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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 620 · 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) r (b) t (c) w
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) soften (c) could
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) half (c) castle
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) half (c) ghost
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) write (c) lamb
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) knight (c) sword
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) sword (c) folk
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) gnome (c) gnat
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) would (c) sword
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) plumber (c) whole
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) wrap (c) design
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knot (c) soften
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g

Answer key

  1. w
  2. w
  3. l
  4. w
  5. w
  6. w
  7. gnome
  8. castle
  9. l
  10. g
  11. t
  12. b
  13. w
  14. l
  15. b
  16. half
  17. l
  18. l
  19. lamb
  20. sword
  21. l
  22. folk
  23. kneel
  24. would
  25. k
  26. t
  27. k
  28. l
  29. h
  30. k
  31. k
  32. whole
  33. design
  34. w
  35. g
  36. l
  37. w
  38. k
  39. could
  40. g

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