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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 537 · 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 “t”? (a) soften (b) plumber (c) could
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) sign (c) whole
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) would (c) salmon
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) foreign (c) knight
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) fasten (c) lamb
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) gnat (c) plumber
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) fasten (c) kneel
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) salmon (c) talk
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) lamb (c) knife
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) whole (c) gnat
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) knife (c) walk
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h

Answer key

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

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