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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 964 · 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 “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) gnome (c) knob
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) honest (c) would
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) comb (c) design
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) knife (c) crumb
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) kneel (c) foreign
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) wrist (c) doubt
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) soften (c) design
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) half (c) write
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) doubt (c) gnome
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) listen (c) rhyme
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) salmon (c) crumb
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knife (c) foreign
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) sign (c) plumber
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) reign (c) salmon
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) doubt (c) sword
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) walk (c) reign
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) knot (c) walk
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m

Answer key

  1. b
  2. l
  3. knob
  4. would
  5. t
  6. l
  7. comb
  8. w
  9. g
  10. design
  11. foreign
  12. w
  13. l
  14. w
  15. g
  16. wrist
  17. k
  18. soften
  19. half
  20. h
  21. h
  22. doubt
  23. g
  24. lamb
  25. crumb
  26. knife
  27. plumber
  28. w
  29. l
  30. w
  31. b
  32. salmon
  33. sword
  34. w
  35. t
  36. reign
  37. b
  38. walk
  39. k
  40. g

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