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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 845 · 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) castle (b) doubt (c) answer
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) wrist (c) ghost
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) crumb (c) reign
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) sword (c) salmon
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) wrist (c) debt
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) sign (c) sword
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knife (c) knot
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) rhino (c) tomb
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) write (c) rhyme
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) folk (c) knob
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) talk (c) knife
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) design (c) write
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) plumber (c) crumb
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) listen
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) fasten (c) walk
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w

Answer key

  1. answer
  2. g
  3. knife
  4. reign
  5. kneel
  6. b
  7. debt
  8. l
  9. w
  10. sword
  11. w
  12. b
  13. would
  14. tomb
  15. g
  16. sign
  17. b
  18. w
  19. g
  20. b
  21. g
  22. w
  23. w
  24. listen
  25. l
  26. talk
  27. write
  28. w
  29. b
  30. t
  31. l
  32. rhyme
  33. l
  34. h
  35. knot
  36. l
  37. b
  38. walk
  39. w
  40. w

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