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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 886 · 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 letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) write (c) design
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) kneel (c) honest
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) knot (c) could
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) would (c) foreign
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) sign (c) design
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) whole (c) doubt
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) folk (c) wrist
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) write (c) design
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) sword (c) lamb
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) answer (c) plumber
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) soften (c) foreign
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) rhyme (c) answer
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) gnome (c) folk
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g

Answer key

  1. l
  2. l
  3. write
  4. b
  5. w
  6. l
  7. honest
  8. b
  9. w
  10. t
  11. debt
  12. k
  13. l
  14. b
  15. k
  16. w
  17. foreign
  18. k
  19. t
  20. whistle
  21. b
  22. h
  23. whole
  24. wrist
  25. l
  26. l
  27. design
  28. h
  29. lamb
  30. w
  31. plumber
  32. k
  33. b
  34. h
  35. soften
  36. t
  37. b
  38. answer
  39. ghost
  40. g

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