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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 511 · 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) t (b) b (c) m
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) would (c) knot
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) comb (c) sword
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) tomb (c) crumb
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) plumber (c) sign
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) answer (c) soften
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) write (c) design
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) honest
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) gnome (c) wrist
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) castle
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) knife (c) listen
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) comb (c) knit
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n

Answer key

  1. b
  2. would
  3. b
  4. b
  5. w
  6. g
  7. l
  8. sword
  9. k
  10. k
  11. g
  12. w
  13. whole
  14. plumber
  15. g
  16. g
  17. t
  18. b
  19. w
  20. soften
  21. b
  22. folk
  23. l
  24. honest
  25. b
  26. b
  27. w
  28. gnome
  29. t
  30. castle
  31. h
  32. listen
  33. h
  34. h
  35. g
  36. k
  37. knit
  38. w
  39. b
  40. k

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