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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 136 · 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 “b”? (a) fasten (b) salmon (c) tomb
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) foreign (c) listen
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) doubt (c) sword
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) castle (c) reign
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) sign (c) knot
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) knob (c) listen
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) lamb (c) rhyme
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) folk (c) fasten
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) answer (c) knob
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) wrap (c) sword
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) rhyme (c) crumb
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) debt (c) foreign
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) gnome (c) doubt
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) gnat (c) plumber
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) rhino (c) whole
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r

Answer key

  1. tomb
  2. h
  3. listen
  4. sword
  5. k
  6. b
  7. b
  8. wrist
  9. sign
  10. g
  11. rhyme
  12. lamb
  13. t
  14. folk
  15. k
  16. k
  17. answer
  18. b
  19. l
  20. g
  21. b
  22. talk
  23. half
  24. l
  25. kneel
  26. l
  27. b
  28. k
  29. l
  30. doubt
  31. plumber
  32. g
  33. k
  34. t
  35. b
  36. l
  37. whole
  38. w
  39. l
  40. h

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