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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 913 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) would (c) write
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) comb (c) kneel
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) folk (c) reign
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) ghost (c) castle
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) knife (c) gnome
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) comb (c) knight
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) plumber (c) talk
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) talk
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) sword (c) salmon
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) design (c) salmon
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) salmon (c) knot
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m

Answer key

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

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