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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 784 · 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 “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) listen (c) gnat
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) gnome (c) yolk
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) gnome (c) honest
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) knight (c) lamb
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) answer (c) knit
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) rhino (c) talk
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) yolk (c) foreign
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knife (c) doubt
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) ghost (c) reign
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) doubt (c) kneel
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) yolk (c) sign
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) soften (c) foreign
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) write (c) knob
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l

Answer key

  1. w
  2. l
  3. b
  4. w
  5. g
  6. gnat
  7. b
  8. comb
  9. gnome
  10. l
  11. h
  12. h
  13. k
  14. l
  15. l
  16. w
  17. w
  18. knight
  19. knit
  20. doubt
  21. b
  22. g
  23. h
  24. w
  25. foreign
  26. reign
  27. w
  28. yolk
  29. g
  30. w
  31. b
  32. k
  33. t
  34. kneel
  35. sign
  36. l
  37. t
  38. soften
  39. knob
  40. w

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