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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 486 · 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 “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) rhyme (c) talk
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) write (c) crumb
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) wrap (c) would
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) fasten (c) crumb
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) half (c) knot
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) foreign (c) castle
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) gnat (c) lamb
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) design (c) wrap
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) knob (c) comb
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) castle (c) answer
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) rhyme (c) folk
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) kneel (c) reign
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) would (c) doubt
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) would (c) foreign
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) rhyme (c) whistle
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) rhyme (c) sword
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) talk (c) doubt
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l

Answer key

  1. b
  2. talk
  3. l
  4. b
  5. write
  6. g
  7. w
  8. tomb
  9. t
  10. k
  11. b
  12. w
  13. fasten
  14. half
  15. t
  16. plumber
  17. k
  18. g
  19. g
  20. lamb
  21. w
  22. h
  23. t
  24. h
  25. k
  26. wrap
  27. sign
  28. g
  29. answer
  30. folk
  31. t
  32. k
  33. h
  34. reign
  35. doubt
  36. listen
  37. foreign
  38. castle
  39. sword
  40. b

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