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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 928 · 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 “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) kneel (c) foreign
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) tomb
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) wrist (c) whistle
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) tomb (c) folk
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) gnat (c) debt
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) could (c) debt
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) knit (c) doubt
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k

Answer key

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

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