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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 45 · 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 “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) rhino (c) sword
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) tomb
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) foreign (c) talk
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) crumb (c) knife
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) soften (c) half
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) castle (c) kneel
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) talk (c) soften
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) walk
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) knife (c) lamb
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) answer (c) knight
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) design (c) could
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) debt (c) knight
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) write (c) listen
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h

Answer key

  1. b
  2. l
  3. plumber
  4. k
  5. tomb
  6. b
  7. talk
  8. w
  9. w
  10. l
  11. k
  12. l
  13. knife
  14. g
  15. k
  16. g
  17. h
  18. w
  19. soften
  20. b
  21. w
  22. w
  23. t
  24. castle
  25. whole
  26. l
  27. walk
  28. g
  29. lamb
  30. w
  31. knight
  32. h
  33. w
  34. k
  35. could
  36. b
  37. debt
  38. h
  39. write
  40. w

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