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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 485 · 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 “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) knife (c) listen
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) knob (c) could
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) walk (c) design
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) listen (c) gnome
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) could (c) plumber
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) tomb (c) kneel
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) half (c) doubt
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) wrist (c) rhino
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) salmon (c) honest
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) doubt (c) knob
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) knight (c) tomb

Answer key

  1. b
  2. t
  3. b
  4. g
  5. k
  6. l
  7. h
  8. h
  9. b
  10. knife
  11. could
  12. t
  13. b
  14. l
  15. walk
  16. gnome
  17. g
  18. castle
  19. kneel
  20. t
  21. doubt
  22. b
  23. l
  24. w
  25. g
  26. k
  27. rhino
  28. salmon
  29. t
  30. b
  31. knob
  32. w
  33. l
  34. w
  35. w
  36. b
  37. w
  38. b
  39. l
  40. tomb

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