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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 668 · 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 “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) listen (c) sword
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) walk (c) soften
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) write (c) knob
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) knit (c) lamb
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) wrap (c) crumb
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) gnat (c) knot
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) wrap (c) answer
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) doubt (c) knot
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) doubt (c) knob
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) knight (c) tomb
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) knight (c) salmon
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) answer (c) reign
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) write (c) listen
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) knife (c) tomb
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) comb (c) crumb
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) wrap (c) fasten
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) knife (c) tomb
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) whistle (c) walk

Answer key

  1. w
  2. l
  3. doubt
  4. soften
  5. sign
  6. wrist
  7. h
  8. k
  9. l
  10. b
  11. crumb
  12. w
  13. g
  14. g
  15. w
  16. w
  17. h
  18. gnat
  19. would
  20. knot
  21. b
  22. l
  23. knob
  24. t
  25. tomb
  26. knight
  27. reign
  28. write
  29. b
  30. w
  31. g
  32. design
  33. knife
  34. w
  35. t
  36. fasten
  37. h
  38. g
  39. honest
  40. whistle

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