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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 840 · 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 “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) soften (c) plumber
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) answer (c) rhyme
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) ghost
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) whole (c) debt
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) whistle (c) wrist
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) rhyme (c) ghost
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) comb (c) whole
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) castle (c) comb
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) walk (c) whistle
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) design (c) salmon
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) sword (c) soften
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) castle (c) doubt
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h

Answer key

  1. g
  2. plumber
  3. b
  4. k
  5. knight
  6. t
  7. g
  8. w
  9. g
  10. crumb
  11. b
  12. w
  13. debt
  14. gnat
  15. t
  16. answer
  17. k
  18. comb
  19. l
  20. t
  21. kneel
  22. k
  23. tomb
  24. t
  25. w
  26. w
  27. design
  28. w
  29. k
  30. k
  31. b
  32. g
  33. g
  34. l
  35. soften
  36. w
  37. b
  38. t
  39. doubt
  40. w

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