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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 448 · 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 “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) rhino (c) crumb
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) tomb (c) knot
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) sword (c) lamb
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) gnat (c) sword
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) sword (c) debt
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) rhyme (c) could
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) sword (c) tomb
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) wrist (c) write
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) half (c) soften
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) knit (c) knot
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) would (c) wrap
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) gnome (c) knob

Answer key

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

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