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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 446 · 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 “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) write (c) plumber
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knot (c) sign
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) doubt (b) rhyme (c) yolk
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) comb (c) write
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) sword (c) tomb
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) answer
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) write (c) honest
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) half (c) comb
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) sign (c) plumber
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) design
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) answer (c) knob
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) walk (c) fasten
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) honest
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) could (c) whistle
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) knit (c) whistle
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) wrist (c) sign
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f

Answer key

  1. g
  2. plumber
  3. l
  4. b
  5. l
  6. k
  7. knot
  8. h
  9. h
  10. l
  11. rhyme
  12. t
  13. write
  14. tomb
  15. b
  16. g
  17. doubt
  18. honest
  19. t
  20. t
  21. k
  22. k
  23. w
  24. comb
  25. castle
  26. l
  27. answer
  28. knob
  29. fasten
  30. sign
  31. g
  32. whistle
  33. crumb
  34. b
  35. g
  36. k
  37. b
  38. b
  39. salmon
  40. l

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