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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 307 · 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 “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) yolk (c) rhino
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) lamb (c) knight
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) listen (c) plumber
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knife (c) crumb
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) debt (c) knight
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) fasten (c) design
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) design (c) listen
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) tomb (c) answer
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knit (c) sword
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) sword
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) sign (c) doubt
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) knob (c) gnat
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n

Answer key

  1. t
  2. w
  3. comb
  4. lamb
  5. plumber
  6. could
  7. folk
  8. h
  9. k
  10. l
  11. l
  12. l
  13. g
  14. b
  15. fasten
  16. g
  17. design
  18. tomb
  19. knit
  20. b
  21. k
  22. w
  23. g
  24. listen
  25. b
  26. w
  27. g
  28. l
  29. h
  30. sign
  31. gnat
  32. g
  33. t
  34. k
  35. t
  36. b
  37. l
  38. l
  39. w
  40. g

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