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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 778 · 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 “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) ghost (c) talk
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) comb (c) sign
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knit (c) rhyme
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) half (c) wrap
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) comb (c) rhyme
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) tomb (c) knife
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) gnome (c) answer
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) write (c) knit
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) soften (c) sword
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) talk (c) wrist
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) folk (c) plumber
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) design (c) walk
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) could (c) wrist
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) wrist (c) crumb

Answer key

  1. g
  2. ghost
  3. l
  4. b
  5. b
  6. w
  7. sign
  8. knit
  9. comb
  10. k
  11. b
  12. rhyme
  13. w
  14. tomb
  15. b
  16. answer
  17. b
  18. g
  19. l
  20. k
  21. w
  22. l
  23. w
  24. t
  25. l
  26. could
  27. l
  28. g
  29. soften
  30. lamb
  31. w
  32. fasten
  33. walk
  34. g
  35. b
  36. g
  37. l
  38. l
  39. wrist
  40. yolk

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