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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 898 · 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) sword (b) design (c) honest
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) gnome (c) wrap
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) crumb (c) write
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) listen (c) knob
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) reign (c) salmon
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) knit (c) talk
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) could (c) knight
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) crumb (c) knot
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) whole (c) crumb
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) knife (c) ghost
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) gnat (c) sign
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) listen (c) wrap
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) gnome
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k

Answer key

  1. sword
  2. t
  3. b
  4. g
  5. wrap
  6. l
  7. k
  8. l
  9. crumb
  10. t
  11. l
  12. listen
  13. h
  14. w
  15. b
  16. w
  17. reign
  18. k
  19. l
  20. talk
  21. l
  22. write
  23. g
  24. knot
  25. w
  26. whole
  27. b
  28. h
  29. t
  30. g
  31. w
  32. w
  33. debt
  34. b
  35. honest
  36. lamb
  37. h
  38. gnome
  39. w
  40. k

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