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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 438 · 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 “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) soften (c) knife
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) honest (c) crumb
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) reign (c) lamb
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) sword (c) folk
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) salmon (c) knight
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) comb (c) sign
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) comb (c) talk
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) soften (c) walk
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) knight (c) sign
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) comb (b) rhino (c) would
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) sword (c) salmon
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) write (c) reign
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) crumb (c) knob
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n

Answer key

  1. b
  2. knife
  3. k
  4. w
  5. g
  6. g
  7. h
  8. l
  9. b
  10. l
  11. l
  12. g
  13. foreign
  14. reign
  15. folk
  16. w
  17. crumb
  18. l
  19. b
  20. k
  21. b
  22. t
  23. comb
  24. t
  25. k
  26. talk
  27. h
  28. soften
  29. whole
  30. l
  31. rhino
  32. sword
  33. half
  34. w
  35. walk
  36. t
  37. b
  38. k
  39. b
  40. g

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