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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 952 · 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 “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) would (c) knife
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) knight (c) foreign
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) debt (c) would
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) crumb (c) whistle
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) wrap (c) reign
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) rhyme
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) wrap (c) fasten
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) gnome (c) knob
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) castle (c) rhyme
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s

Answer key

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

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