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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 771 · 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 “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) salmon (c) wrist
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) knife (c) crumb
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) write (c) ghost
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) answer (c) kneel
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) comb (c) foreign
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) knife (c) soften
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knight (c) gnome
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) reign (c) rhyme
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) comb (c) rhyme
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) knife (c) reign
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) tomb (c) ghost
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) plumber (c) knife
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) fasten (c) foreign

Answer key

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

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