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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 152 · 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) would (b) rhino (c) wrap
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) crumb (c) sign
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) lamb (c) knot
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) lamb (c) foreign
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) reign (c) listen
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) soften (c) plumber
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) listen (c) folk
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) gnome (c) debt
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) doubt (c) rhino
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) knife (c) write
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) knife (c) tomb
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) rhyme (c) talk
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) sign (c) talk

Answer key

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

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