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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 64 · 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.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) salmon (c) sword
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) half
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) answer (c) kneel
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) design (c) reign
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) doubt (c) yolk
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) gnat (c) could
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) wrist (c) rhino
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) listen
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) rhyme (c) whistle
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) ghost (c) would
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) comb (c) knife
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knob (c) write
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) knife (c) write
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) yolk (c) foreign
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n

Answer key

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

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