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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 743 · 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 “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) rhyme (c) wrist
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) salmon
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) knit (c) doubt
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) ghost (c) sign
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) knob (c) fasten
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) kneel (c) sign
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) kneel (c) would
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) crumb (c) salmon
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) design (c) doubt
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) sign (c) debt
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) fasten (c) would
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) design

Answer key

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

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