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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 798 · 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 word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) wrap (c) knob
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) knit
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) listen (c) walk
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) sword (c) gnat
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) whistle (c) gnome
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) debt (c) wrist
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) could (c) knit
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) write (c) tomb
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) gnome (c) tomb
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) reign (c) knit
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) answer (c) yolk
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) rhino (c) talk
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) yolk (c) gnat
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) foreign (c) wrist
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) plumber (c) answer
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) design (c) soften

Answer key

  1. wrap
  2. knit
  3. w
  4. t
  5. k
  6. l
  7. l
  8. listen
  9. sword
  10. h
  11. b
  12. gnome
  13. w
  14. walk
  15. could
  16. g
  17. write
  18. h
  19. honest
  20. l
  21. w
  22. reign
  23. answer
  24. b
  25. g
  26. g
  27. g
  28. g
  29. l
  30. talk
  31. k
  32. yolk
  33. b
  34. g
  35. b
  36. b
  37. wrist
  38. plumber
  39. g
  40. design

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