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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 359 · 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 “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) castle (c) plumber
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) knife (c) answer
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) wrist
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) debt (c) knob
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) sign (c) walk
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) lamb (c) rhyme
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) salmon (c) comb
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) foreign (c) sword
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) gnome
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) soften (c) comb
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) tomb (c) rhyme
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) half (c) gnat
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) folk (c) listen
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) crumb (c) kneel

Answer key

  1. w
  2. h
  3. plumber
  4. g
  5. t
  6. l
  7. answer
  8. h
  9. l
  10. t
  11. k
  12. k
  13. t
  14. w
  15. doubt
  16. knob
  17. walk
  18. b
  19. fasten
  20. g
  21. salmon
  22. b
  23. k
  24. foreign
  25. gnome
  26. b
  27. g
  28. w
  29. l
  30. h
  31. comb
  32. l
  33. tomb
  34. b
  35. b
  36. l
  37. b
  38. gnat
  39. listen
  40. crumb

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