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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 81 · 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) r (b) w (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) design (c) doubt
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) would (c) foreign
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) knot (c) could
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) comb (c) kneel
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) folk (c) soften
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) crumb (c) fasten
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) fasten (c) wrap

Answer key

  1. w
  2. h
  3. g
  4. g
  5. l
  6. w
  7. b
  8. k
  9. doubt
  10. w
  11. g
  12. w
  13. k
  14. l
  15. tomb
  16. b
  17. b
  18. could
  19. g
  20. g
  21. w
  22. t
  23. h
  24. k
  25. g
  26. w
  27. t
  28. kneel
  29. folk
  30. w
  31. h
  32. fasten
  33. w
  34. k
  35. k
  36. l
  37. l
  38. b
  39. l
  40. wrap

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