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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 501 · 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 “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) whole (c) honest
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) yolk (c) design
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) debt (c) doubt
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) half (c) castle
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) wrap (c) doubt
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) folk (c) ghost
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) listen (c) yolk
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) answer (c) design
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) soften (c) knot
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) foreign (c) design
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) debt (c) salmon
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) gnat (c) plumber
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) comb (c) rhino
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) comb (c) foreign
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) write (c) listen
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t

Answer key

  1. b
  2. b
  3. g
  4. k
  5. h
  6. gnat
  7. l
  8. yolk
  9. w
  10. whole
  11. b
  12. castle
  13. l
  14. k
  15. l
  16. b
  17. g
  18. half
  19. w
  20. wrap
  21. l
  22. h
  23. w
  24. t
  25. w
  26. rhyme
  27. b
  28. answer
  29. knot
  30. write
  31. k
  32. b
  33. salmon
  34. plumber
  35. l
  36. reign
  37. foreign
  38. h
  39. comb
  40. g

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