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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 745 · 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 “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) folk (c) design
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) rhino (c) sword
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) reign (c) soften
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) listen (c) knit
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) knob (c) foreign
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) talk (c) wrap
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) knob (c) gnome
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) doubt (c) knife
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) sign (c) could
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) plumber (c) knife
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) answer (c) whistle
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) knob (c) would
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) half (c) comb
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) fasten (c) folk
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) folk (c) wrap
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l

Answer key

  1. g
  2. w
  3. b
  4. folk
  5. rhino
  6. reign
  7. knit
  8. g
  9. foreign
  10. wrap
  11. l
  12. gnome
  13. l
  14. w
  15. l
  16. k
  17. b
  18. w
  19. knife
  20. b
  21. l
  22. l
  23. sword
  24. plumber
  25. b
  26. g
  27. whistle
  28. w
  29. castle
  30. t
  31. l
  32. k
  33. h
  34. comb
  35. t
  36. w
  37. fasten
  38. b
  39. crumb
  40. l

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