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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 671 · 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) half (b) whole (c) folk
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) gnat (c) doubt
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) tomb (c) knife
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) reign (c) knight
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) comb (c) walk
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) could (c) debt
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) write (c) gnat
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) wrist (c) knot
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) could (c) knife
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) design (c) rhino
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) soften (c) would
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) doubt (c) half
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) write (c) yolk
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) write (c) would
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) yolk (c) sign
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) ghost (c) comb
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) whole (c) doubt
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r

Answer key

  1. whole
  2. talk
  3. t
  4. w
  5. b
  6. knife
  7. b
  8. b
  9. knight
  10. walk
  11. could
  12. gnat
  13. l
  14. g
  15. w
  16. b
  17. g
  18. wrist
  19. castle
  20. k
  21. rhino
  22. w
  23. soften
  24. half
  25. write
  26. h
  27. would
  28. w
  29. b
  30. k
  31. l
  32. tomb
  33. l
  34. w
  35. comb
  36. doubt
  37. l
  38. b
  39. t
  40. w

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