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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 364 · 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) listen (b) doubt (c) knot
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) sign
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) could (c) crumb
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) debt (c) ghost
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) wrist (c) fasten
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) comb (c) honest
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) sword
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) tomb (c) knob
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) knot (c) gnome
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) folk (c) wrap
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) kneel (c) ghost
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b

Answer key

  1. doubt
  2. k
  3. sign
  4. crumb
  5. t
  6. k
  7. g
  8. debt
  9. t
  10. l
  11. t
  12. w
  13. b
  14. b
  15. k
  16. w
  17. foreign
  18. g
  19. b
  20. yolk
  21. soften
  22. l
  23. l
  24. l
  25. h
  26. l
  27. t
  28. w
  29. could
  30. walk
  31. b
  32. k
  33. l
  34. w
  35. wrap
  36. ghost
  37. l
  38. w
  39. g
  40. b

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