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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 665 · 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 letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) sign (c) wrist
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) crumb (c) design
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) soften (c) wrist
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) whistle (c) answer
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) half (c) walk
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) sword (c) knob
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) knit
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) debt (c) wrap
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) soften (c) answer
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) listen (c) sword
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) crumb (c) reign
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) debt (c) folk
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) sign (c) rhino
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) whole (c) plumber
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) salmon (c) knob
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) foreign (c) yolk

Answer key

  1. t
  2. b
  3. l
  4. w
  5. wrist
  6. soften
  7. gnome
  8. b
  9. w
  10. h
  11. b
  12. l
  13. w
  14. h
  15. whistle
  16. w
  17. doubt
  18. k
  19. h
  20. g
  21. g
  22. sword
  23. could
  24. gnat
  25. answer
  26. knight
  27. crumb
  28. l
  29. folk
  30. sign
  31. foreign
  32. k
  33. h
  34. t
  35. salmon
  36. l
  37. k
  38. b
  39. b
  40. yolk

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