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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 747 · 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 “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) gnome (c) write
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) knight (c) would
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) debt
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) write (c) comb
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) salmon (c) talk
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) design (c) salmon
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) folk (c) soften
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) talk (c) answer
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) honest (c) debt
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) rhino (c) walk
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) design (c) whole
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) fasten (c) kneel
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m

Answer key

  1. w
  2. w
  3. b
  4. write
  5. g
  6. k
  7. l
  8. would
  9. l
  10. l
  11. w
  12. b
  13. debt
  14. k
  15. g
  16. walk
  17. b
  18. lamb
  19. k
  20. l
  21. design
  22. l
  23. t
  24. b
  25. b
  26. soften
  27. w
  28. talk
  29. l
  30. w
  31. b
  32. sign
  33. reign
  34. l
  35. w
  36. fasten
  37. plumber
  38. b
  39. l
  40. g

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