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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 738 · 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 “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) sign (c) comb
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) foreign (c) answer
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) honest (c) doubt
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) would (c) foreign
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) sign (c) rhino
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) could (c) ghost
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) foreign (c) folk
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) soften (c) yolk
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) ghost (c) walk
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) half (c) debt
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t

Answer key

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

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