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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 1 · 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 “w”? (a) lamb (b) wrap (c) foreign
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) castle (c) whole
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) fasten (c) sign
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) answer (c) plumber
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) answer (c) knot
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) sign (c) honest
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) ghost (c) knife
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) doubt (c) knob
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) salmon (c) fasten
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) kneel (c) crumb
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) gnome (c) folk
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) rhyme (c) reign

Answer key

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

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