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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 994 · 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 “l”? (a) knob (b) knight (c) folk
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) castle (c) whole
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) knob (c) lamb
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) plumber (c) talk
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) kneel (c) ghost
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) foreign (c) wrap
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) rhyme (c) lamb
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) knot
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) talk (c) write
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) walk (c) soften
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) foreign (c) debt
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) sign (c) knob
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w

Answer key

  1. folk
  2. l
  3. g
  4. whole
  5. honest
  6. b
  7. t
  8. plumber
  9. t
  10. t
  11. k
  12. b
  13. w
  14. kneel
  15. g
  16. l
  17. w
  18. wrap
  19. k
  20. l
  21. design
  22. b
  23. l
  24. l
  25. sword
  26. b
  27. b
  28. g
  29. b
  30. talk
  31. g
  32. b
  33. l
  34. g
  35. l
  36. soften
  37. could
  38. k
  39. sign
  40. w

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