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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 336 · 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 “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) knight (c) whole
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) sign
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) crumb (c) folk
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) folk (c) comb
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) plumber (c) whistle
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) soften (c) write
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) folk (c) sign
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) lamb (c) design
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) sword (c) knit
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) sword (c) would
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) salmon (c) kneel
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) knob (c) castle

Answer key

  1. k
  2. b
  3. w
  4. whole
  5. b
  6. b
  7. wrap
  8. b
  9. crumb
  10. folk
  11. h
  12. w
  13. b
  14. plumber
  15. b
  16. l
  17. g
  18. t
  19. b
  20. rhyme
  21. g
  22. w
  23. l
  24. w
  25. sign
  26. w
  27. g
  28. w
  29. g
  30. lamb
  31. l
  32. l
  33. h
  34. could
  35. t
  36. would
  37. t
  38. w
  39. kneel
  40. castle

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