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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 249 · 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 “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) crumb
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) crumb (c) foreign
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) folk
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) salmon (c) fasten
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) wrap (c) soften
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knit (c) wrap
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) rhyme (c) doubt
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) castle (c) rhino
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) sign (c) tomb
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) would (c) comb

Answer key

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

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