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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 225 · 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 “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) wrist
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) talk (c) foreign
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) rhyme (c) knit
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knit (c) tomb
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) could (c) answer
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) answer (c) tomb
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) could (c) wrap
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) fasten (c) doubt
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) knight (c) write

Answer key

  1. t
  2. b
  3. g
  4. crumb
  5. talk
  6. t
  7. b
  8. g
  9. k
  10. b
  11. k
  12. w
  13. b
  14. l
  15. t
  16. b
  17. yolk
  18. w
  19. k
  20. b
  21. l
  22. k
  23. t
  24. knit
  25. k
  26. k
  27. b
  28. g
  29. answer
  30. tomb
  31. wrap
  32. t
  33. g
  34. b
  35. k
  36. folk
  37. w
  38. b
  39. k
  40. write

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