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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 433 · 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 “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) knife (c) debt
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) knit (c) whole
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) crumb (c) half
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) comb (c) lamb
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) wrist (c) rhino
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) comb (c) rhino
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) wrap (c) plumber
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) sword (c) knob
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) plumber (c) doubt
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) gnat (c) rhyme
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) gnome (c) tomb
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) rhino (c) kneel
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) ghost (c) debt
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n

Answer key

  1. k
  2. debt
  3. sign
  4. crumb
  5. h
  6. k
  7. w
  8. foreign
  9. k
  10. l
  11. w
  12. k
  13. b
  14. t
  15. wrist
  16. w
  17. b
  18. t
  19. b
  20. rhino
  21. wrap
  22. castle
  23. w
  24. h
  25. l
  26. whole
  27. b
  28. l
  29. answer
  30. tomb
  31. h
  32. l
  33. h
  34. t
  35. b
  36. t
  37. t
  38. kneel
  39. write
  40. k

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