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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 441 · 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 “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) would (c) knot
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) fasten (c) doubt
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) whistle (c) write
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) gnat (c) comb
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) knot (c) knife
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) wrist (c) knit
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) rhyme (c) debt
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) tomb (c) knife
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) plumber (c) whole
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) salmon (c) whistle
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b

Answer key

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

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