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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 706 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) design
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) rhyme (c) yolk
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) soften
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) whole (c) knot
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) rhino (c) folk
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) yolk (c) tomb
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) ghost (c) knob
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) lamb (c) sign
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) lamb (c) folk
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) listen (c) knife
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) yolk (c) answer
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k

Answer key

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

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