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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 902 · 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 “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) write (c) soften
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) crumb (c) gnome
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) honest
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) listen (c) could
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) wrist (c) folk
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) rhyme (c) foreign
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) doubt (c) wrist
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) sign (c) knight
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) wrap (c) kneel
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) whole (c) gnome
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) whistle (c) yolk
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) soften (c) listen
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t

Answer key

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

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