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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 688 · 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 “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) answer (c) half
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) gnome (c) gnat
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) whistle (c) listen
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) knife (c) would
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) plumber (c) write
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) answer (c) lamb
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) reign (c) write
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) whole (c) plumber
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) wrap (c) knob
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) folk (c) gnat
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) knob (c) would
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) rhyme (c) castle
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) knife (c) salmon
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p

Answer key

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

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