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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 490 · 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 word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) write (c) crumb
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) fasten (c) rhyme
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) comb (c) wrist
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) tomb (c) sign
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) reign (c) would
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) could (c) write
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) could (c) gnat
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) sign (c) answer
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) rhino (c) gnat
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) gnome (c) knight
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l

Answer key

  1. crumb
  2. b
  3. l
  4. l
  5. fasten
  6. l
  7. b
  8. l
  9. k
  10. l
  11. w
  12. t
  13. l
  14. wrist
  15. b
  16. honest
  17. would
  18. g
  19. k
  20. k
  21. w
  22. doubt
  23. w
  24. k
  25. gnat
  26. h
  27. h
  28. l
  29. t
  30. b
  31. b
  32. sign
  33. b
  34. rhino
  35. b
  36. debt
  37. g
  38. t
  39. b
  40. k

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