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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 334 · 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) comb (b) rhino (c) wrap
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) soften (c) comb
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) salmon (c) answer
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) could (c) plumber
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) design (c) wrap
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) sword (c) answer
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) sign (c) knit
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) could (c) wrist
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) walk (c) soften
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) rhyme (c) knit
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) answer (c) gnome
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) half (c) soften
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) wrist (c) knight
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) kneel (c) crumb
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) knit (c) sword
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) write (c) could
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s

Answer key

  1. comb
  2. g
  3. h
  4. w
  5. b
  6. soften
  7. h
  8. debt
  9. knob
  10. w
  11. k
  12. k
  13. w
  14. k
  15. plumber
  16. k
  17. g
  18. b
  19. honest
  20. sign
  21. wrist
  22. w
  23. h
  24. l
  25. h
  26. w
  27. walk
  28. rhyme
  29. l
  30. gnome
  31. half
  32. knight
  33. k
  34. g
  35. kneel
  36. b
  37. b
  38. sword
  39. could
  40. t

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