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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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