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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 409 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) listen (c) knob
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) answer (c) knight
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) plumber (c) sword
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) wrist (c) talk
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) salmon (c) comb
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) talk (c) comb
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) comb (c) knit

Answer key

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

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