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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 512 · 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) knit (b) wrist (c) lamb
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) foreign (c) crumb
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) doubt (c) salmon
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) castle (c) tomb
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) plumber (c) knife
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) could (b) answer (c) ghost
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) sign (c) answer
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) could (c) knot
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) kneel (c) soften
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) fasten (c) walk
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) would (c) gnome
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knot (c) rhino
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knife (c) debt

Answer key

  1. lamb
  2. foreign
  3. w
  4. g
  5. h
  6. salmon
  7. b
  8. g
  9. b
  10. g
  11. g
  12. answer
  13. plumber
  14. ghost
  15. sign
  16. l
  17. k
  18. t
  19. h
  20. could
  21. h
  22. k
  23. soften
  24. t
  25. l
  26. b
  27. w
  28. g
  29. g
  30. l
  31. b
  32. k
  33. fasten
  34. b
  35. k
  36. k
  37. would
  38. b
  39. knot
  40. knife

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