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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 168 · 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) half (b) kneel (c) crumb
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) castle (c) would
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) rhyme (c) tomb
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) walk (c) honest
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) design (c) fasten
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) write (c) lamb
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) reign (c) honest
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) tomb (c) kneel
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) whole (c) tomb
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) sign (c) debt

Answer key

  1. crumb
  2. b
  3. b
  4. k
  5. w
  6. l
  7. b
  8. castle
  9. h
  10. b
  11. knit
  12. w
  13. k
  14. w
  15. k
  16. b
  17. k
  18. k
  19. t
  20. l
  21. g
  22. k
  23. b
  24. walk
  25. l
  26. fasten
  27. write
  28. k
  29. l
  30. w
  31. t
  32. w
  33. honest
  34. kneel
  35. w
  36. b
  37. whole
  38. k
  39. l
  40. debt

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