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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 346 · 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 “w”? (a) ghost (b) salmon (c) write
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) write (c) folk
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) rhyme (c) sword
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) gnome (c) knife
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) honest (c) rhino
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) fasten (c) answer
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) sword (c) soften
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) comb (c) knot
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) comb (c) gnat
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) knife (c) whistle
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m

Answer key

  1. write
  2. w
  3. b
  4. b
  5. folk
  6. t
  7. k
  8. g
  9. h
  10. l
  11. k
  12. w
  13. b
  14. l
  15. w
  16. rhyme
  17. b
  18. knife
  19. l
  20. h
  21. t
  22. t
  23. t
  24. g
  25. h
  26. tomb
  27. l
  28. answer
  29. k
  30. k
  31. b
  32. sword
  33. b
  34. h
  35. wrap
  36. knot
  37. g
  38. t
  39. comb
  40. b

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