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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 95 · 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 “g”? (a) gnat (b) write (c) sword
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) would (c) knit
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) comb (c) design
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) rhyme (c) would
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) wrap (c) lamb
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) could (c) crumb
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) castle (c) gnome
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) salmon
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) foreign (c) kneel
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) yolk (c) debt
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) wrist (c) sign
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r

Answer key

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

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