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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 80 · 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 “g”? (a) gnat (b) rhyme (c) whole
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) soften (c) whole
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) tomb (c) comb
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) plumber (c) knot
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) reign (c) lamb
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knife (c) fasten
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) talk (c) knight
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) sword (c) plumber
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) crumb (c) fasten
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) folk (c) fasten
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) crumb (c) castle
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) wrap (c) design
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w

Answer key

  1. gnat
  2. whole
  3. t
  4. w
  5. w
  6. g
  7. l
  8. k
  9. b
  10. yolk
  11. w
  12. b
  13. l
  14. plumber
  15. k
  16. k
  17. lamb
  18. knife
  19. k
  20. l
  21. g
  22. talk
  23. sword
  24. b
  25. t
  26. t
  27. g
  28. l
  29. write
  30. g
  31. l
  32. fasten
  33. k
  34. l
  35. k
  36. g
  37. b
  38. castle
  39. wrap
  40. w

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