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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 148 · 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 “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) write (c) soften
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) yolk (c) knob
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) write (c) talk
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) castle
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) half
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) castle (c) knot
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) could
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) debt (c) gnome
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) design (c) answer
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) comb (c) fasten
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) comb (c) rhino
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) tomb (c) foreign
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) rhino (c) knob
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) debt (c) half

Answer key

  1. t
  2. b
  3. knife
  4. k
  5. k
  6. b
  7. w
  8. h
  9. w
  10. whistle
  11. g
  12. t
  13. k
  14. write
  15. t
  16. l
  17. l
  18. wrap
  19. comb
  20. knot
  21. knob
  22. wrist
  23. l
  24. h
  25. l
  26. b
  27. design
  28. g
  29. l
  30. w
  31. l
  32. h
  33. l
  34. fasten
  35. knit
  36. foreign
  37. b
  38. rhino
  39. b
  40. debt

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