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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 978 · 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 “h”? (a) walk (b) wrap (c) rhyme
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) salmon (c) answer
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) reign (c) doubt
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) wrap (c) salmon
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) design (c) rhino
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) honest (c) knot
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) wrist (c) design
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) walk (c) design
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) sword (c) sign
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) doubt (c) wrist
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) wrist (c) plumber
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) would (c) sword
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) write (c) folk
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) wrist (c) sign
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) crumb (c) fasten
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n

Answer key

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

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