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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 236 · 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) b (b) p (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) gnome (c) listen
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) knit (c) sign
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) whole
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) half (c) sign
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) soften (c) knife
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) knob (c) would
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) whole (c) castle
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) comb (c) knife
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) could (c) design
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) crumb (c) rhyme
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) knob (c) soften
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knit (c) debt
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) would (c) comb
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) whole (c) debt
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) castle (c) gnat
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) gnat
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) salmon (c) answer
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) comb (c) would

Answer key

  1. b
  2. h
  3. b
  4. b
  5. t
  6. b
  7. h
  8. t
  9. listen
  10. sign
  11. crumb
  12. k
  13. k
  14. k
  15. half
  16. l
  17. l
  18. w
  19. write
  20. soften
  21. doubt
  22. knife
  23. fasten
  24. t
  25. rhyme
  26. knob
  27. could
  28. w
  29. k
  30. would
  31. t
  32. whole
  33. answer
  34. gnat
  35. g
  36. salmon
  37. k
  38. t
  39. l
  40. comb

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