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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 966 · 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) p (b) w (c) r
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) answer (c) whole
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) design
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) listen (c) sword
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) lamb (c) whole
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) rhyme (c) plumber
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) could (c) rhyme
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) fasten (c) salmon
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) fasten (c) could
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) talk
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) half (c) design
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) would (c) listen
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) doubt (c) write
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) sword (c) fasten

Answer key

  1. w
  2. g
  3. t
  4. knife
  5. answer
  6. sword
  7. whole
  8. g
  9. t
  10. l
  11. b
  12. l
  13. plumber
  14. h
  15. could
  16. g
  17. k
  18. k
  19. w
  20. knit
  21. l
  22. b
  23. w
  24. h
  25. g
  26. h
  27. k
  28. k
  29. lamb
  30. h
  31. talk
  32. w
  33. k
  34. design
  35. g
  36. listen
  37. t
  38. write
  39. l
  40. fasten

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