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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 731 · 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 “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) crumb (c) sign
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) would (c) foreign
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) whole (c) knit
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) gnome (c) reign
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) listen (c) whole
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) gnat (c) doubt
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) kneel (c) answer
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) whole (c) design
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) could (c) gnome
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) answer (c) talk
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) would (c) kneel
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) wrist (c) yolk
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) design (c) lamb
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) knit (c) soften
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) lamb (c) whistle
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h

Answer key

  1. b
  2. w
  3. knight
  4. h
  5. w
  6. g
  7. foreign
  8. whole
  9. k
  10. salmon
  11. w
  12. listen
  13. gnat
  14. b
  15. answer
  16. k
  17. design
  18. t
  19. l
  20. k
  21. gnome
  22. talk
  23. g
  24. w
  25. t
  26. fasten
  27. w
  28. g
  29. yolk
  30. b
  31. g
  32. l
  33. l
  34. g
  35. lamb
  36. knit
  37. reign
  38. t
  39. l
  40. h

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