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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 294 · 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 word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) half (c) doubt
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) listen (c) gnome
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) plumber (c) gnat
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) debt (c) answer
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) sign (c) crumb
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) fasten (c) knot
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) comb (c) crumb
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) fasten (c) design
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) design (c) lamb
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) ghost
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) soften (c) whole
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) kneel (c) soften
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) tomb
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) kneel (c) plumber

Answer key

  1. doubt
  2. listen
  3. plumber
  4. g
  5. t
  6. debt
  7. w
  8. k
  9. w
  10. h
  11. crumb
  12. l
  13. l
  14. knot
  15. wrist
  16. b
  17. g
  18. fasten
  19. k
  20. design
  21. w
  22. b
  23. h
  24. g
  25. l
  26. k
  27. g
  28. ghost
  29. l
  30. w
  31. l
  32. whole
  33. k
  34. b
  35. soften
  36. h
  37. l
  38. k
  39. answer
  40. kneel

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