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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 812 · 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) write (b) crumb (c) gnat
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) tomb
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knit (c) reign
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) whole (c) design
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) wrist (c) gnome
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) sword (c) doubt
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) rhino (c) could
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) debt (c) knight
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) half
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) crumb (c) gnome
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) answer (c) knight
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) ghost (c) reign
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) yolk (c) could
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) gnome (c) sword
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g

Answer key

  1. write
  2. g
  3. g
  4. knot
  5. w
  6. k
  7. wrap
  8. w
  9. b
  10. whole
  11. k
  12. b
  13. l
  14. w
  15. t
  16. w
  17. l
  18. talk
  19. l
  20. sword
  21. rhino
  22. b
  23. k
  24. w
  25. knight
  26. b
  27. k
  28. doubt
  29. k
  30. crumb
  31. answer
  32. g
  33. h
  34. k
  35. k
  36. k
  37. salmon
  38. whistle
  39. gnome
  40. g

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