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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 888 · 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 “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) write (c) salmon
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) salmon (c) knight
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) design (c) soften
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) comb (c) walk
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) soften (c) doubt
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) wrap (c) could
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) ghost (c) answer
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) knot (c) rhino
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knot (c) gnome
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n

Answer key

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

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