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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 892 · 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) wrist (b) salmon (c) crumb
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) knight (c) crumb
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) foreign (c) write
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) rhyme
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) honest (c) would
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) yolk (c) tomb
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) castle (c) rhyme
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) whole (c) half
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) gnome (c) tomb
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) comb (c) walk
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) whistle (c) knit
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) rhino (c) whole
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) design
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) listen (c) knit
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) sign (c) sword
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) walk (c) yolk
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) write (c) could
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) debt (c) talk

Answer key

  1. wrist
  2. g
  3. crumb
  4. g
  5. w
  6. lamb
  7. answer
  8. honest
  9. l
  10. tomb
  11. k
  12. w
  13. b
  14. g
  15. gnat
  16. listen
  17. w
  18. gnome
  19. k
  20. ghost
  21. knit
  22. g
  23. w
  24. w
  25. whole
  26. l
  27. k
  28. h
  29. design
  30. rhyme
  31. t
  32. sword
  33. t
  34. l
  35. t
  36. whistle
  37. l
  38. w
  39. could
  40. talk

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