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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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