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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 657 · 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) answer (b) could (c) doubt
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) comb (c) kneel
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) crumb (c) knight
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) design (c) wrist
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) could (c) knit
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) walk (c) fasten
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) could (c) plumber
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) half (c) wrist
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) sign (c) half
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) knife (c) answer
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) kneel (c) rhino
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) wrap (c) soften
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) knit (c) sign
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) gnome (c) rhino
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) debt (c) whole
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knife (c) knot
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r

Answer key

  1. answer
  2. b
  3. t
  4. l
  5. w
  6. l
  7. comb
  8. b
  9. crumb
  10. design
  11. knit
  12. walk
  13. plumber
  14. wrist
  15. t
  16. g
  17. w
  18. b
  19. w
  20. half
  21. b
  22. k
  23. w
  24. l
  25. l
  26. talk
  27. rhino
  28. k
  29. h
  30. k
  31. soften
  32. t
  33. sign
  34. w
  35. w
  36. gnome
  37. whole
  38. k
  39. write
  40. g

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