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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 292 · 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 “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) rhino (c) kneel
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) write (c) whistle
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) rhyme (c) sword
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) could (c) plumber
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) would (c) doubt
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knife (c) reign
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) lamb (c) rhyme
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) tomb (c) soften
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) could (c) tomb
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r

Answer key

  1. k
  2. listen
  3. h
  4. b
  5. g
  6. comb
  7. b
  8. t
  9. g
  10. k
  11. b
  12. sword
  13. soften
  14. l
  15. would
  16. w
  17. l
  18. knife
  19. g
  20. wrap
  21. g
  22. w
  23. t
  24. g
  25. k
  26. h
  27. l
  28. h
  29. walk
  30. k
  31. l
  32. g
  33. k
  34. tomb
  35. b
  36. k
  37. b
  38. t
  39. b
  40. b

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