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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 921 · 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 “l”? (a) sword (b) walk (c) reign
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) doubt (c) ghost
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) knit (c) plumber
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) wrap (c) design
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) knight (c) sword
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) gnome (c) whistle
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) talk (c) wrist
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) honest (c) crumb
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) foreign (c) listen
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) doubt (c) sword
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) debt (c) knob
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) comb (c) knob
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w

Answer key

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

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