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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 155 · 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 “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) design (c) talk
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) tomb (c) knight
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) gnat (c) knife
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) crumb (c) gnat
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) design (c) kneel
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knob (c) salmon
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) wrap (c) write
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) castle (b) crumb (c) honest
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) salmon (c) sword
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knight (c) plumber
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) foreign (c) lamb
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) knife (c) castle
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r

Answer key

  1. b
  2. g
  3. rhyme
  4. tomb
  5. whole
  6. g
  7. b
  8. l
  9. would
  10. b
  11. design
  12. b
  13. k
  14. k
  15. knob
  16. gnat
  17. l
  18. g
  19. honest
  20. h
  21. k
  22. sword
  23. w
  24. h
  25. w
  26. l
  27. knight
  28. b
  29. w
  30. k
  31. l
  32. k
  33. w
  34. w
  35. w
  36. l
  37. g
  38. foreign
  39. plumber
  40. w

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