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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 321 · 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 “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) crumb (c) castle
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) soften (c) knit
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) whistle (c) soften
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) debt (c) plumber
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) wrap (c) talk
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) rhino (c) salmon
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) sign (c) wrist
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) kneel (c) answer
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) salmon (c) gnat
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) honest (c) salmon
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) crumb (c) half
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) design
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) salmon (c) answer

Answer key

  1. b
  2. gnat
  3. t
  4. t
  5. g
  6. could
  7. comb
  8. b
  9. k
  10. rhyme
  11. w
  12. b
  13. g
  14. w
  15. wrap
  16. w
  17. l
  18. k
  19. t
  20. l
  21. g
  22. w
  23. k
  24. salmon
  25. wrist
  26. k
  27. w
  28. kneel
  29. g
  30. plumber
  31. w
  32. honest
  33. b
  34. crumb
  35. design
  36. b
  37. g
  38. k
  39. k
  40. answer

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