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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 393 · 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) whole (b) comb (c) foreign
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) would (c) plumber
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) sword (c) gnome
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) doubt (c) could
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) whole (c) knot
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) honest (c) castle
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) comb (c) would
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) sword (c) listen
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f

Answer key

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

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