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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 503 · 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) b (b) r (c) c
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knot (c) tomb
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) salmon (c) answer
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) could (c) rhyme
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) wrap (c) folk
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) half (c) crumb
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) knit (c) yolk
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) knife (c) doubt
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) crumb (c) answer
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) whole (c) would
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) rhino (c) soften
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) lamb (c) half
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) plumber (c) whole
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) honest
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) knob (c) could
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l

Answer key

  1. b
  2. knot
  3. w
  4. rhino
  5. g
  6. rhyme
  7. t
  8. h
  9. whistle
  10. k
  11. half
  12. g
  13. b
  14. lamb
  15. l
  16. k
  17. t
  18. t
  19. walk
  20. w
  21. g
  22. l
  23. b
  24. knit
  25. b
  26. soften
  27. w
  28. l
  29. crumb
  30. b
  31. wrap
  32. t
  33. t
  34. g
  35. t
  36. whole
  37. sword
  38. g
  39. could
  40. l

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