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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 413 · 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) write (b) lamb (c) could
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) design (c) rhino
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) tomb (c) knife
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) reign (c) crumb
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) castle (c) kneel
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) knife
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) could (c) knot
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) soften (c) knob
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) soften (c) whole
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) honest (c) doubt
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) whole
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) folk (c) knit

Answer key

  1. lamb
  2. b
  3. k
  4. rhino
  5. g
  6. g
  7. t
  8. w
  9. would
  10. k
  11. h
  12. t
  13. crumb
  14. b
  15. b
  16. l
  17. castle
  18. w
  19. b
  20. w
  21. l
  22. wrap
  23. could
  24. b
  25. w
  26. sword
  27. w
  28. knob
  29. k
  30. k
  31. b
  32. h
  33. t
  34. doubt
  35. whole
  36. l
  37. w
  38. w
  39. l
  40. folk

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