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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 634 · 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 “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) ghost (c) write
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) sign (c) knit
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) folk (c) sword
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) could (c) knife
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) salmon (c) foreign
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) would (c) kneel
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) foreign
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) crumb (c) doubt
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) answer (c) honest
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) knit (c) wrist
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) listen (c) rhyme
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n

Answer key

  1. b
  2. g
  3. w
  4. w
  5. b
  6. l
  7. k
  8. k
  9. g
  10. salmon
  11. w
  12. k
  13. knit
  14. w
  15. w
  16. t
  17. whistle
  18. g
  19. plumber
  20. b
  21. b
  22. w
  23. g
  24. b
  25. foreign
  26. h
  27. l
  28. ghost
  29. l
  30. k
  31. w
  32. b
  33. comb
  34. h
  35. t
  36. could
  37. lamb
  38. wrist
  39. listen
  40. w

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