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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 269 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) folk (c) soften
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) would (c) wrap
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) tomb (c) write
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) gnat (c) sign
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) walk (c) wrist
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) talk (c) knot
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) knight
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) debt (c) sign
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) wrap (c) wrist
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) rhyme (c) listen
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) plumber
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) doubt (c) foreign
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) fasten (c) design
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g

Answer key

  1. b
  2. folk
  3. would
  4. b
  5. g
  6. foreign
  7. salmon
  8. h
  9. l
  10. t
  11. k
  12. g
  13. b
  14. walk
  15. w
  16. b
  17. l
  18. plumber
  19. crumb
  20. k
  21. g
  22. w
  23. g
  24. debt
  25. ghost
  26. rhyme
  27. w
  28. l
  29. g
  30. k
  31. wrap
  32. k
  33. k
  34. doubt
  35. k
  36. h
  37. b
  38. w
  39. talk
  40. g

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