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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 682 · 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) debt (b) sword (c) yolk
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) lamb (c) write
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) foreign (c) yolk
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) kneel (c) sword
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) knit (c) foreign
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) debt (c) write
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) comb (c) knit
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) gnat (c) honest
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) whole (c) design
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n

Answer key

  1. sword
  2. b
  3. g
  4. w
  5. k
  6. design
  7. b
  8. t
  9. t
  10. k
  11. t
  12. t
  13. t
  14. h
  15. l
  16. tomb
  17. k
  18. w
  19. k
  20. b
  21. w
  22. g
  23. w
  24. b
  25. g
  26. g
  27. rhino
  28. g
  29. g
  30. t
  31. foreign
  32. debt
  33. k
  34. comb
  35. h
  36. l
  37. w
  38. knot
  39. whole
  40. w

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